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Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging presents dementia and caregiving series
Learn best how to communicate with a loved one who has dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Strategies and tips can make all the difference!
FARMINGTON - Caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is not an easy task. A free five-week series provides strategies and effective communication tips to better understand and relate to the individual with memory loss. Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging will sponsor “Dementia and Caregiving: Focusing on the Person while Understanding the Disease Progression,” beginning Thursday, Oct. 6 and ending Nov. 3, 6 to 7:30 p.m. The series will be held at Farmington Library, 6 Montieth Drive.
Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging dementia specialists Patty O’Brian, CDP, and Michelle Wyman, LSW, CDP, will lead the series. To best benefit, participants should attend all sessions.
Topics include:
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Oct. 6: Overview of Dementia
Oct. 13: Basics of Good Communications and Understanding Behaviors
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Oct. 20: Safety in the Environment and How to Structure a Day with Activities
Oct. 27: Taking Care of the Caregiver and Care Options
Nov. 6: Legal and Financial Issues
Seating is limited and registration is required. RSVP to Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging: 1.877.4AGING1 (1.877.424.4641).
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 cthealthyaging.org.
