Discover ways to improve functioning in people with dementia, Tues., Feb. 23

Patients, families, caregivers, and community members invited to attend

(SHARON, MA) – Occupational therapist Linda Einis, OT/ATP, a specialist in creating and directing activities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, returns to the Sharon Public Library on Tuesday, February 23, for the second in her three-part, Our Partners in Health series. Einis will discuss, Solutions to Activities of Daily Living for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other forms of memory loss. The free, 90-minute program will examine ways to help increase functioning in different areas of daily living, from getting dressed to taking medications. The talk will be presented in the SPL’s Cynthia B. Fox Community Room at 7:00-8:30 pm.

A veteran occupational therapist with more than 27 years of experience, Einis is also a certified Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) and has created and directed the Adapted Activities Library and Computer Resource at the Wrentham Developmental Center in Waltham. She brings firsthand experience in problem solving and finding ongoing daily living solutions for a parent with dementia living at home.

Einis’s February program will be followed in March by a presentation about Creating Meaningful Activities for People with Alzheimer’s disease, Dementia and other Forms of Memory Loss on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. All OPH programs are free and open to the public.

Our Partners in Health is a collaborative comprising the Sharon Public Library in partnership with the Sharon Council on Aging, Epoch Senior Healthcare of Sharon, Hebrew Senior Life, Health & Social Services Consortium, Inc. (HESSCO), Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Orchard Cove, White Oak Cottages, and Your Elder Care Experts. For more information about Our Partners in Health and upcoming OPH programs, contact SPL Library Director Lee Ann Amend at 781.784.1578, ext. 1425, lamend@ocln.org, or visit www.sharonpubliclibrary.org.

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. #HHS-N-276-2011-0001C with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

ABOUT THE SHARON PUBLIC LIBRARY

A member of the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN) with a collection in a wide range of traditional and digital formats, the Sharon Public Library (SPL) is committed to serving the informational, educational, cultural and recreational needs of all members of the Sharon community by providing access to a professional staff, a state-of-the-art facility and quality materials, programs and service.

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