Dementia and Caregiving Series: Focusing on the Whole Person

Caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is not an easy task. An upcoming series provides strategies and effective communication tips to better understand and relate to the individual. Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging is sponsoring a free five-week series, “Dementia and Caregiving: Focusing on the Person while Understanding the Disease Progression,” on Mondays, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 3 to 4:30 p.m., at Southington Care Center, 45 Meriden Ave.

To best benefit, participants are asked to attend all sessions. Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging dementia and Alzheimer’s specialists Patty O’Brian, CDP, and Michelle Wyman, LSW, CDP, will lead the series.

Topics include:

Jan. 29: Overview of Dementia

Feb. 5: Basics of Good Communications and Understanding Behaviors

Feb. 12: Safety in the Environment and How to Structure a Day with Activities

Feb. 19: Taking Care of the Caregiver and Care Options

Feb. 26: Legal and Financial Issues

Spaces are limited and registration is required. RSVP to Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, 1.877.4AGING1 (1.877.424.4641) or email HHC.CenterRSVP@hhchealth.org.

Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, a not for profit member of Hartford HealthCare Senior Services, is a resource and assessment center designed to enhance access to services and information related to attaining optimal quality of life for seniors and their caregivers. For more information about Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, visit http://hhccenterforhealthyaging.org. or call 1-877-4AGING1 (1.877.424.4641). For more information about Southington Care Center, visit http://southingtoncare.org.