This in-person program is designed to help caregivers identify and implement activities that match the abilities and preferences of a person with dementia. Caregivers will learn how Alzheimer’s disease affects the person’s ability to complete tasks and obtain strategies for how to engage a person with dementia in activities that can be meaningful and enjoyable.
Presented by Lauren E. Parks-McGill MSW, LSW, APHSW-C
Palliative Care Social Worker from Hackensack Meridian Health
The decision to place a loved one with dementia in a residential care facility can be difficult, confusing, and fraught with understandable emotion. There are many issues to consider.
Ambiguous loss is often experienced by dementia caregivers when a loved one is physically present but cognitively and emotionally absent. This program will explore the concept of ambiguous loss and offer caregivers strategies on how to cope with this unique type of grief.
Currently, there is no surefire way to prevent dementia, but there is growing research that shows we can potentially reduce our risk for dementia by addressing lifestyle factors. This program explores what brain health is as well as the difference between modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for dementia. This program also describes practical, evidence-based lifestyle strategies - such as exercise, sleep, and social engagement - that can help support brain health over time.