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Caregivers
Early Stage 
Living with Alzheimer’s: For Caregives
When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, friends and family have many questions. What does the diagnosis mean? What kinds of plans need to be made? What resources are available to help? As the disease progresses, new questions reflect growing needs for skills, programs and services. Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers is a series of education programs that provide answers to the questions that arise in the early, middle and late stages of the disease. Hear from those directly affected and learn what you need to know, what you need to plan and what you can do at each point along the way.This program will cover information for caregivers of people with:
- Early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
- Middle-stage Alzheimer’s disease
- Late-stage Alzheimer’s disease
Topics covered will include:
- Developing a care team
- Legal and financial planning
- Coping strategies
- Care and treatment options
- Communicating and connecting
- Maximizing Independence
Link to Education Calendar
Link to our Master Calendar (Education, Support Groups, and Events)
Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: The Basics
This program will cover topics such as
- warning signs of dementia
- differences between dementia and Alzheimer's disease
- diagnosis and risk reduction
- research
- principles of "person-centered care"
- six steps to successful caregiving
- maintaining optimal health
- accessing community resources
Link to Education Calendar
Link to our Master Calendar (Education, Support Groups, and Events)
Moving a Loved One with Memory Loss: Choices, Challenges, and Considerations
Moving a relative from home to a residential care facility can be one of the most difficult decisions that family members will ever have to make. There are no set answers or predictable outcomes and successes are measured in small increments. This seminar helps you think through the many issues involved in making the decision and implementing the actual move. Credit to Laurie White, Dementia Care Specialist.
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Compassionate Communication and Challenging Behaviors
Communication is more than the ability to exchange words—it is the ability to connect with someone. This program will provide strategies on improving overall communication skills in connecting with memory-impaired individuals and helping prepare caregivers for possible behavioral changes as well as ways to respond should they occur.
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Savvy Caregiving Training
This program goes beyond introductory education offerings. Based on research by expert in caregiving techniques, this six-week course from the Alzheimer's Association will provide clinical-level training for family caregivers. Participants will graduate with:
- Personal knowledge, skills and caregiving outlook
- Skills to access abilities of your loved one with dementia
- Confidence to set and alter caregiving goals
- Strategies to manage activities of daily living
- Perspective on the course of Alzheimer's and related disorders
Link to Education Calendar
Link to our Master Calendar (Education, Support Groups, and Events)
Living with Alzheimer’s: For People with Alzheimer’s
The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is life-changing and leads to many questions. What will this mean for me and my family? How do I plan for the future? Where can I get the help I need?
Living with Alzheimer’s: For People with Alzheimer’s is an interactive three-part program where you will have a chance to hear from others who have been where you are. We will discuss what you need to know, what you need to plan and what you can do to navigate this chapter of your life.
This program will cover information for people with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.
Topics covered will include:
- Understanding Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss
- Partnering with your medical team
- Effective communication and telling others about the diagnosis
- Coping with changes and making decisions
- Daily strategies and safety issues
- Opportunities for supporting research
- Resources for people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease
Link to Education Calendar
Link to our Master Calendar (Education, Support Groups, and Events)
Special Topics/Community Workshops
Periodic workshops to help families and individuals enhance their knowledge, skills and ability to manage Alzheimer's disease.
Some topics are:
- Dementia and driving
- Strategies for success: Caring for persons with dementia
- Early stage Alzheimer's disease
- Successful interactions and interventions
- Hiring a caregiver
- and much more ...
Link to Education Calendar
Link to our Master Calendar (Education, Support Groups, and Events)
Learning Circles:
Learning Circles are monthly workshops for care partners that offer useful techniques and information that can be used in various caregiving situations.
Topics covered in the Learning Circle include managing difficult behaviors, legal and financial issues, medication management, caregiver self-care, and many others.
Times, dates and locations can be found here: support calendar
For more information contact Craig A. Wingate (cwingate@alz.org).
Conferences
Chapter offices throughout Northern California and Northern Nevada offer a wide variety of topics annually
Dates and Locations
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Support Groups
Help for spouses, children and long-distance caregivers coping with the daily stress of dealing with Azheimer's disease and related disorders. Additionally, groups for those in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, who would like to learn how to live and cope with memory loss and groups for people diagnosed under the age of 65 with early stage Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, who want to talk to other younger onset individuals about how they cope.
Dates and Locations
Link to our Master Calendar (Education, Support Groups, and Events)
Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease
The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease makes planning for the future more important than ever. Concerns about care provision and programs that can help offset costs mean that families need accurate information about legal and financial planning specific to the disease.
Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease is an interactive two-part program where you will have a chance to learn about important legal and financial issues to consider, how to put plans in place, and how to access legal and financial resources near you.
This program will cover information for families and individuals dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.
Topics covered will include:
- Making legal plans that fit your needs
- Legal documents you’ll need and what they mean for all of you
- How to find legal and financial assistance
- Practical strategies for making a long-term plan of care
- Tax deductions and credits
- Government programs that can help pay for care
Link to Education Calendar
Link to our Master Calendar (Education, Support Groups, and Events)
Know the 10 Warning Signs
Memory loss that disrupts daily life is not a typical part of aging. It may be a symptom of Alzheimer's, a fatal brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. Every individual may experience one or more of the warning signs in different degrees. This program will provide information about the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of early detection.
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Healthy Body, Healthy Brain
The health of the brain plays a critical role in almost everything you do: thinking, feeling, remembering, working and playing - even sleeping. The good news is that we now know there's a lot you can do to help keep your brain healthier as you age and may reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. This program will offer tips for what you can do to keep you brain healthy and active.
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Research Updates
In recent years we have entered a period of tremendous advances in Alzheimer research. These advances occurred on all fronts, encompassing areas as diverse as genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's, imaging studies to identify Alzheimer's in the living brain, blood tests that may one day be used to diagnose Alzheimer's and how our lifestyle influences our risk or Alzheimer's as we age. This program reviews the very latest in Alzheimer's disease research.
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Maximizing Your Memory
Are you concerned about your memory? This informative and interactive program will focus on how to tell the difference between normal age-related memory loss and dementia. Participants will also learn tips and strategies for improving memory.
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Home Safety
Ensuring the safety of a loved one with dementia living at home while balancing their sense of independence and freedom can be difficult. Designed for those who care for someone with Alzheimer’s disease at home, this workshop explores creative solutions to increase the security and freedom of the person with Alzheimer’s disease, including specific home safety tips. Credit to the National Institute on Aging.
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Link to our Master Calendar (Education, Support Groups, and Events)
E-Learning Workshops
Compassionate communication webinar
Additional e-learning workshops
