Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging presents dementia and caregiving series

BRISTOL - 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, Jan. 12 to Feb. 16, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., at Bristol Senior Center, 240 Stafford Ave.

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:

Jan. 12: Overview of Dementia

Jan. 19: Basics of Good Communications and Understanding Behaviors

Jan. 26: Safety in the Environment and How to Structure a Day with Activities

Feb. 9: Taking Care of the Caregiver and Care Options

Feb. 16: 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.