Help is Available for Families Caring for Someone with Dementia
Free Six Week Workshops Offered in Washtenaw County in May and June, 2012
The Area Agency on Aging 1-B (AAA 1-B) and the Alzheimer’s Association - Greater Michigan and Great Lakes Chapters are partnering to offer an educational training program for families who are caring for a loved one with a dementia related illness, such as Alzheimer’s disease, a closed head injury, or dementia due to stroke. The Creating Confident Caregivers (CCC) training program has been proven to reduce caregiver stress by empowering caregivers with useful tools and information.
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The CCC trainings are held for two hours, once a week for six weeks, at various locations in southeastern Michigan. Caregivers are encouraged to attend all six classes, from beginning to end, in order to complete the training. Two trainings will be offered in Washtenaw County this spring and summer:
The first training begins
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Wednesday, May 23 and continues May 30, June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2012
From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Evangelical Homes of Michigan
101 Brecon Drive
Saline, MI 48176
The second training begins
Tuesday, June 5 and continues June 12, 19, 26, July 3 and 10
From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The Oaks Adult Day Service
Ann Arbor Church of Christ
2500 South Main
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
On site respite care is also be available to participants free of charge at both of these locations. All materials, flyers, and training books are provided by the AAA 1-B, and there is no cost for the caregiver to attend this training. The class is limited to 12 participants. Up to three members from one family can attend a training together. Caregivers should plan to attend all six sessions to get the full benefit from the program.
“The CCC program is unique because it is designed to address very specific challenges that caregivers of a person with dementia experience,” said CCC Trainer Cathy Backos, LPN, and Respite Care Manager at the Area Agency on Aging 1-B. “Caregivers should not view this as a support group, but as an opportunity to learn new information and strategies that will make their job easier and more fulfilling.”
This program is supported, in part, by the U.S. Administration on Aging through its Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States, the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B, The Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Michigan Chapter, and the Alzheimer’s Association – Michigan Great Lakes Chapter.
To register for the CCC training program, as well as on-site respite care, call the Area Agency on Aging 1-B at (800) 852-7795, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.