December, 2021
| FOR CAREGIVERS December 2 at 12 PM ► Living With Alzheimer’s: For People With Alzheimer’s This is a three-part series with sessions on Dec. 2, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16 December 7 at 12 PM ► Understanding and Responding To Dementia-Related Behavior Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield |
| SPECIAL PROGRAM! December 9 at 10 AM ► Keeping Connected Through The Holidays: Tips For Caregivers Program sponsored by the South Worcester County Alzheimer’s Partnership SPECIAL PROGRAM! December 13 at 4 PM ► Keeping Connected Through The Holidays: Tips For Caregivers |
December 15 at 4 PM ► Effective Communication Strategies Program sponsored by Rhode Island Hospital December 22 at 4 PM ► Safety and Memory Challenges December 30 at 12 PM ► Dementia Conversations Program sponsored by Baystate Health ALL ARE WELCOME |
| SPECIAL PROGRAM! December 6 at 6:30 PM ► ALZTalks: Advancing The Science: Diversity and Equity in Dementia Research |
| December 7 at 4 PM ► Legal and Financial Planning December 7 at 6 PM ► Healthy Living For Your Brain and Body Program sponsored by the Duxbury Council on Aging December 14 at 4 PM ► Advancing the Science At Any Given Moment: The Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research Program sponsored by Lahey Hospital and Medical Center December 14 at 6 PM ► 10 Warning Signs December 28 at 12 PM ► Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia December 30 at 4 PM ► New Advances In Alzheimer’s Treatment PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S December 2 at 11 AM ► ALZ Meet Up: Pets Please email Jenna Dion, Memory Specialist, at je****@*lz.org if you are interested in being added to a waitlist December 9 at 11 AM ► ALZ Meet Up: Pictures From The Past Please email Jenna Dion, Memory Specialist, at je****@*lz.org if you are interested in being added to a waitlist December 16 at 11 AM ► ALZ Meet Up: Creative Storytelling Please email Jenna Dion, Memory Specialist, at je****@*lz.org if you are interested in being added to a waitlist December 23 at 11 AM ► ALZ Meet Up: Holiday Symphony Please email Jenna Dion, Memory Specialist, at je****@*lz.org if you are interested in being added to a waitlist December 30 at 11 AM ► ALZ Meet Up: The New Year Please email Jenna Dion, Memory Specialist, at je****@*lz.org if you are interested in being added to a waitlist IN-PERSON PROGRAMS December 9 at 2 PM ► Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia This program will take place at Glenmeadow Retirement Community, 24 Tabor Crossing, Longmeadow, MA 01106 December 13 at 9:15 AM ► 10 Warning Signs This program will take place at the Upton Senior Center, 2 Farm Street, Upton, MA 01568 |
| Support groups can be a lifeline for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. Support groups create a safe, confidential, supportive environment for participants to develop informal mutual support and social relationships. They also offer participants an opportunity to learn about dementia and develop methods and skills to cope with challenges. Support Groups for People Living with Dementia To register for one of these support groups, please contact the facilitator listed. Tuesdays at 12 PM ► Support Group for People Living with Early-Stage Dementia For people living with Alzheimer’s or other dementia who are in the early stage of the disease. Group runs from October 19 – December 14. To register for this group, please click here. |
| Support Groups for Caregivers To register for one of these support groups, please click the link or call our 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900. Wednesdays at 12:30 PM ► Support Group for Caregivers Group runs from October 13 to December 1. The Alzheimer’s Association is currently offering hundreds of ongoing support groups that meet by phone and/or webinar on different days and times throughout the country. Please call our 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900 or visit Community Resource Finder (under Alzheimer’s Association Programs and Events) if you are interested in exploring other support group options. |
