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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Mills
Discussing Dementia Caregiver’s Workshop

Family members, friends and caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementias are invited to attend a workshop featuring informative local presenters, on Wednesday April 18th, 2012 at the Civitan Hall in Almonte. The cost of the event is $5.00 per person and lunch will be provided. Participants are asked to register prior to the event.

Caregivers are welcome to attend all or part of the day-long event, which will cover five topics. “We encourage people to attend for as long as their schedule allows.” says Jammie Bannon, Public Education Coordinator at the Alzheimer’s Society of Lanark County.

The workshop has been organized by the Alzheimer’s Society of Lanark County and Mills Community Support, and is part of an ongoing movement towards an Age-friendly Lanark County. Presentations will cover dementia education, provide tips for people caring for loved ones with dementia, address the reality of caregiver burnout and remind caregivers to look after themselves.

The Civitan Doors will open at 8:30am and the workshop will run from 9:30am – 2:30pm.

The schedule for the day will be as follows;

9:30am - What is Dementia?
10:15am - Caregiver Tips Part 1: Effective Communication Tips
11:15am - Lunch will begin
11:55am - Caregiver Tips Part 2: Safety
12:40pm - Caregiver Compassion
1:25pm - Caregiver Tips from a Caregiver

The presenters for the day will be local experts: Psychogeriatric Resource Consultant, Deb Steele; Alzheimer Society of Lanark County Public Education Coordinator, Robin Hull; Occupational Therapist, Kim Schryburt-Brown; Ethics Coordinator at Bruyere Continuing Care, Patrick Marshall; and Jennifer Jilkes, the author of “Living and Dying with Dignity a daughter's journey through long-term care”.

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each presentation and connect with others who are caring for loved ones with dementia.

Please register prior to the event online at www.themills.on.ca or by calling Jan Watson 256-1031 ext39 or Karen Timmons 256-8581 ext33. We hope to see you there.