Alzheimers Society of Toronto

Long-Term Care Caregiver Support Group
2025-06-05 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | https://alz.to/calendar/long-term-care-caregiver-support-group-5/
This monthly caregiver support group will provide an opportunity for care partners of individuals diagnosed with OR suspected of having cognitive impairment residing in long-term care to come together to share personal feelings and support each other through the caregiving experience.
Should you choose to participate in this group please know that we expect you to observe the strictest confidentiality. In order to participate in this group, the person you support must have some cognitive impairment and you or the resident must live in the M postal code.
To guide discussion, the group will focus on a different theme relating to LTC on each month. Themes that will be discussed include:

Transition to LTC
Managing feelings of guilt, relief and sadness
How to prepare for Plan of Care Meetings and what to expect
Family Councils
Grief and Ambiguous Loss
Advanced Health Care Planning
What are responsive behaviours and why do they happen?
Activities to engage the person you are supporting
Special Occasions

Every 1st Thursday of the month from 5:30pm to 7:00pm online using Zoom
(Zoom information will be provided via email at least 24-48 hours prior to the date)

*Disclaimer: Registration for this group closes on the Monday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email. If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a PAID Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings here: https://alz.to/health-care-professionals/

Making Strides: Spring in the East End
2025-06-06 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-06-13 13:30 - 15:00 | Evergreen Brickworks, 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto
Join us for an in-person 6-part walking series and enjoy activating your body in the beauty of nature. Get your steps in and then enjoy a chat with a drink in the cafe – on us!
This series is appropriate for people living with dementia and their care partners who love walking! We will start with a warm up and then walk for 45 minutes, so please come prepared with comfortable supportive shoes and a bottle of water.
Weekly Fridays, May 9th to June 13th 2025 from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (6-weeks series)
May 9th, 16th, 23th, 30th, June 6th & 13th 2025
Making Strides – Spring in the East End will be held at Evergreen Brick Works.
Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto.
For more information about this program, please contact Tracey Adams-Thibaudeau or phone 647-456-6168

Golden Threads Choir
2025-06-09 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-06-16 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-06-23 13:30 - 15:00 | St. Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor St E, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 1A9, Canada
Join the Golden Threads Choir for an enriching in-person singing series, designed for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. Led by acclaimed musician Robin Dann, this program explores the joy of making music together, fostering connection and creativity. This is a 6-week series on Mondays at St. Andrew’s United Church 117 Bloor St E, Toronto, from May 26 to June 23 (with a small performance at the Tranzac Club on Friday June 27).
Mondays from May 26th, June 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd from 1:30 – 3:00 PM & Friday June 27th from 1-3:30 PM
During our workshops, you’ll experience:

Vocal warm-ups
Harmonizing
Exploring vocal ranges
The energizing experience of singing as one collective voice

No prior singing or choral experience is necessary—just a willingness to express yourself!
About Your Choir Leader:
Robin Dann is a critically acclaimed singer and the leader of the band Bernice, recognized internationally and nominated twice for Canada’s prestigious Polaris Prize. With over 15 years in Toronto’s vibrant music scene, Robin brings passion and expertise to our choir.
For more information, please contact:
Tracey Adams-Thibaudeau by email or phone: 647-456-6168

TEACH Program (Training, Education, and Assistance for Caregiving at Home)
2025-06-09 17:30 - 19:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/teach-program-training-education-and-assistance-for-caregiving-at-home-3/2025-06-09/
The TEACH (Training, Education, and Assistance for Caregiving at Home) Program is a Reitman Centre caregiver program which consists of 4 weekly group sessions that are each 90 minutes long.
Learning objectives:

Focus on common caregiving themes including; self-care, healthcare system navigation, relationship changes and future planning
Coaches care partners in practical communication and coping skills
Provides opportunity to share and learn from other care partners

Session dates:
Mondays from 5:30pm–7:00pm, starting May 26th, ending June 16th.

Week 1 – May 26th
Week 2 – June 2nd
Week 3 – June 9th
Week 4 – June 16th

Please note, participants are expected to commit to all 4 sessions listed above. Kindly register only if these dates work for you.
If registration is closed or this schedule does not work for you at this time, you are encouraged to fill out the form on this webpage: https://alz.to/programs/support-services/enhancing-care-program/.
Additionally, you can check out our ongoing support groups that are available for registration month-to-month. See a list of upcoming support groups here.

Registration and an assessment appointment (in-person or via Zoom) are prerequisites. Registration closes on May 21st.
An Enhancing Care Clinician in the Social Work Department will contact you for your assessment.

If you are interested in a future session, please Click Here to fill in the expression of interest form

Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Support Group
2025-06-09 17:30 - 19:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/lewy-body-dementia-caregiver-support-group-8/
This ongoing monthly support group provides an opportunity for care partners of individuals living with Lewy Body Dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.
Learning Objectives:

Interact with other group members caring for those with Lewy Body Dementia
Become familiar with the specific type of dementia
Opportunity for therapeutic support as well as education information
Share experiences and concerns and receive support from the group facilitator and other group members

Every 2nd Monday of the month from 5:30pm to 7:00pm online using Zoom
(Zoom information will be provided via email at least 24-48 hours prior to the date)

*Disclaimer: Registration for this group closes on the Wednesday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email. If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a PAID Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings here: https://alz.to/health-care-professionals/

Minds in Motion (Virtual)
2025-06-10 13:30 - 15:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/minds-in-motion-virtual/2025-06-10/
Minds in Motion® is an evidence-based program that includes physical activity, socialization, and mentally stimulating activities for people living with dementia and their care partners to participate in together.
This program runs once a week for 8 weeks via Zoom.
Tuesdays from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM from May 6 – June 24 2025
May 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, June 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th 2025

This is a great environment to establish new friendships with others who are living with similar experiences. Combining physical, mental, and social stimulation improves brain health and may slow the disease progression.

The Scarborough Community Connections Cafe
2025-06-11 12:30 - 14:30 | Mid-Scarborough Hub, 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, M1K 2S3, Canada
The Community Connections Café is a welcoming space where people with memory loss or Dementia, and their care partners, can come to connect with others and support their brain health while socializing. This is an opportunity to enjoy simple refreshments and make new friends in a Dementia Friendly Community Space.
The Community Connections Cafe focuses on social wellness for people with memory loss or Dementia, and their care partners. The program is informal with the intended atmosphere of a local coffee shop where participants can chat over a beverage, do something creative, or play a game.

Every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 12:30pm to 2:30pm In-person at our AST Mid Scarborough Hub.
Address: 2658 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough, ON, M1K2S3

Registration is required for this program and closes at midnight (12am) the day prior to the event.
Please specify the number of guests attending when you register. You may register up to 3 persons per group.

Growing Wild
2025-06-11 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-06-18 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-06-25 13:30 - 15:00 | Trinity Bellwoods Recreation Centre, 155 Crawford Street, Toronto, Ontario, M6J1G3, Canada
Do you love being in nature? Let your senses guide you to this 4-week program for the horticultural at heart. Join Active Living Program Coordinators – Kristin and Tracey – for Growing Wild, a nature inspired program from June 4 to June 25, 1:30 PM -3:00 PM at Trinity Bellwoods Community Center located at 155 Crawford Ave.
Over the four weeks together we will chat about nature themed topics, take a stroll to a nearby park, enjoy some mindful moments in nature and get creative together, using elements from the natural world around us as inspiration.
This program is intended for people living with Dementia along with their Care Partners

Mid-Town Social
2025-06-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office, 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1K8, Canada
Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office located at 20 Eglinton Ave W, 16th Floor.
Mid-Town Social focuses on social wellness for people with Dementia and their care partners. In this series, we create purposeful connections among people who are on similar journeys while engaging in a variety of engaging activities including art making, games, creative movement, cooking, meaningful conversations and more. The program is flexible and will be catered to the interests and needs of the group participants. Let’s come together, break bread, have a laugh and be creative together.

Dance Fitness 2026
2025-06-12 11:00 - 12:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/dance-fitness-2025-2/2025-06-12/
This gentle low impact dance fitness class with Jenn uses diverse music and simple dance movements to create a dynamic and energizing aerobic workout. With easy to follow moves that can be done seated or standing, this upbeat class is set to positive, playful and uplifting music. You will be motivated by the joyful, welcoming and supportive environment that encourages you to let go and have fun! No experience required.
Jenn Hicks is a Personal Trainer Size and Inclusive Fitness Specialist who has taught dance fitness classes for the past 17 years. She was named NOW Magazine’s Best Virtual Fitness Instructor for 2020. Jenn customizes routines for every class and helps attendees modify steps or movements whenever they need a little extra care.
This program will be held on Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link to participate.
PLEASE NOTE: Dance Fitness will revert to starting at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm beginning January 8th

East End Friends
2025-06-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Mid-Scarborough Hub, 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, M1K 2S3, Canada
Join our twice-monthly social at our Mid-Scarborough Hub, 2658 Eglinton Ave E. Scarborough.
This program is an opportunity to meet like-minded people, to engage in meaningful conversations, tap into our creativity and get active. This two-hour social is a great way to find your community and partake in gentle movement to great playlists. East End Friends is intended for people living with dementia and their care partners, and it is offered through a culturally inclusive, accessible and dementia-friendly lens. Light refreshments will be served.
Contact: Please contact Tracey for more information or by phone at 647 456 6168

Making Strides: Spring in the West End
2025-06-12 13:30 - 15:00 | High Park, 1873 Bloor St W, Toronto
Join us for an in-person 6-part walking series and enjoy activating your body in the beauty of nature. Get your steps in and then enjoy a chat with a drink in the cafe – on us!
This series is appropriate for people living with dementia and their care partners who love walking! We will start with a warm up and then walk for 45 minutes, so please come prepared with comfortable supportive shoes and a bottle of water.
Thursdays, May 8th to June 12th 2025 from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM (6-weeks series)
May 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, June 5th & 12th 2025
Making Strides – Spring in the West End will be held at High Park.
We will meet at the High Park North Gates located at High Park Ave & Bloor St W.
For more information about this program, please contact Kristin Bartlett or phone 416-389-6099

General Caregiver Support Group
2025-06-12 13:30 - 15:30 | https://alz.to/calendar/general-caregiver-support-group-16/
This ongoing monthly support group provides an opportunity for care partners of individuals diagnosed with OR suspected of having cognitive impairment to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.
Learning Objectives:

Opportunity to share insights with each other related to their personal caregiving experiences
Discuss and share different strategies regarding self-care and care for their family members (including stress, communication and responding to behaviours)
Learn about how others are adjusting to their own changing relationship
Receive updated information about dementia and the services available at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto

Every 2nd Thursday of the month from 1:30pm to 3:30pm online using Zoom
(Zoom information will be provided via email at least 24-48 hours prior to the date)

*Disclaimer: Registration for this group closes on the Monday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email. If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a PAID Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings here: https://alz.to/health-care-professionals/

Adult Child Caregiver Support Group
2025-06-12 18:30 - 20:30 | https://alz.to/calendar/adult-child-caregiver-support-group-8/
In partnership with Providence, this monthly open support group will provide an opportunity for care partners of a parent diagnosed with OR suspected of having cognitive impairment to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.
Learning Objectives:

Opportunity to share insights with each other related to their personal caregiving experiences
Discuss and share different strategies regarding self-care and care for their family members (including stress, communication and responding to behaviours)
Learn about how others are adjusting to their own changing relationship
Receive updated information about dementia and the services available at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto

Every 2nd Thursday of the month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm online using Zoom
(Zoom information will be provided via email at least 24-48 hours prior to the date)

*Disclaimer: Registration for this group closes on the Monday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email. If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a PAID Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings here: https://alz.to/health-care-professionals/

Young Onset Dementia Caregiver Support Group
2025-06-12 18:30 - 20:30 | https://alz.to/calendar/young-onset-dementia-caregiver-support-group-4/
This monthly support group will provide an opportunity for care partners of a person living with young onset dementia (diagnosed before the age of 65) to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.
Learning Objectives:

Opportunity to share feelings and insights with each other related to their personal caregiving experiences
Discuss and share different strategies regarding self-care and care for the person they are supporting (including stress, communication and responding to behaviours)
Learn about how others are adjusting to their own changing relationship
Receive information about the services available at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto

Every 2nd Thursday of the month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm online using Zoom
(Zoom information will be provided via email at least 24-48 hours prior to the date)

*Disclaimer: Registration for this group closes on the Monday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email. If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a PAID Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings here: https://alz.to/health-care-professionals/

General Caregiver Support Group
2025-06-16 10:00 - 12:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/general-caregiver-support-group-17/
This ongoing monthly support group provides an opportunity for care partners of individuals diagnosed with OR suspected of having cognitive impairment to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.
Learning Objectives:

Opportunity to share insights with each other related to their personal caregiving experiences
Discuss and share different strategies regarding self-care and care for their family members (including stress, communication and responding to behaviours)
Learn about how others are adjusting to their own changing relationship
Receive updated information about dementia and the services available at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto

Every last Monday of the month from 10:00am to 12:00pm online using Zoom
(Zoom information will be provided via email at least 24-48 hours prior to the date)
NOTE: For June, this session has been moved to Monday June 16th

*Disclaimer: Registration for his group closes the Wednesday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email. If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a PAID Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings here: https://alz.to/health-care-professionals/

Virtual Explore Art with Jano
2025-06-16 14:00 - 15:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/virtual-explore-art-with-jano/
Monday, June 16th from 2:00 – 3:00 P.M on Zoom
Join us for another insightful Explore Art with Jano, a virtual art appreciation program. This session we will focus on nature, specifically trees. Sturdy and protective, trees provide us with shelter, oxygen and they have also served as inspiration for the visual and literary arts.
Join us with your curiosity and come ready to share thoughts and ideas. We will look at tall and trim, stout and leafy trees depicted in distinct styles throughout recent history.
Jano Cortijo is an arts educator whose work finds him engaging audiences of various ages, abilities, and backgrounds in museums, classrooms, community centers, and online. Straying far from the canon to elevate artists and works that have been excluded or erased from mainstream conversations, Cortijo encourages critical discussion while connecting the participants’ individual histories and stories with the art and art makers.
Image caption:
Oscar Bluemner, House and Tree, 1917
Oil on composition board, 15 x 20 inches

TEACH Program (Training, Education, and Assistance for Caregiving at Home)
2025-06-16 17:30 - 19:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/teach-program-training-education-and-assistance-for-caregiving-at-home-3/2025-06-16/

Minds in Motion (Virtual)
2025-06-17 13:30 - 15:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/minds-in-motion-virtual/2025-06-17/

The Community Connections Cafe – Yonge and Eglinton
2025-06-18 14:30 - 16:30 | Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office, 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1K8, Canada
The Community Connections Café is a welcoming space where people with memory loss or Dementia, and their care partners, can come to connect with others and support their brain health while socializing. This is an opportunity to enjoy simple refreshments and make new friends in a Dementia Friendly Community Space.
The Community Connections Cafe focuses on social wellness for people with memory loss or Dementia, and their care partners. The program is informal with the intended atmosphere of a local coffee shop where participants can chat over a beverage, do something creative, or play a game.

Every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 2:30pm to 4:30pm In-person at our AST Head Office
Location: 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th Floor, Toronto
(Northwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton, across the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)

Registration is required for this program and closes at midnight (12am) the day prior to the event.
Please specify the number of guests attending when you register. You may register up to 3 persons per group.

Dance Fitness 2026
2025-06-19 11:00 - 12:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/dance-fitness-2025-2/2025-06-19/

ROM Tour, Talk & Tea
2025-06-19 14:00 - 15:45 | Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), 100 Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C6, Canada
This is a one-hour guided tour of a gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) followed by a 45minute conversation over tea and cookies for people living with dementia and their caregivers. The tour and conversation is facilitated by an experienced ROM Docent and is assisted by Alzheimer Society of Toronto Staff and Volunteers.

Please note: Your ticket will be valid for the rest of the day so please feel free to explore the museum after the guided tour.

Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Support Group
2025-06-19 17:30 - 19:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/frontotemporal-dementia-caregiver-support-group-8/
This monthly support group will provide an opportunity for care partners of individuals living with Frontotemporal dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.

Learning Objectives:
– Opportunity to share insights with each other related to their personal caregiving experiences
– Become familiar with this specific type of dementia
– Discuss and share different strategies regarding self-care and care for the person they are supporting (including stress, communication and responding to behaviours)
– Learn about how others are adjusting to their own changing relationship
– Receive updated information about the services available at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto

Every 3rd Thursday of the month from 5:30pm to 7:00pm online using Zoom.
(Zoom information will be provided via email at least 24-48 hours prior to the date)

*Disclaimer: Registration for this group closes on the Monday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email. If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a PAID Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings here: https://alz.to/health-care-professionals/

Adult Child Caregiver Support Group
2025-06-19 17:30 - 19:30 | https://alz.to/calendar/adult-child-caregiver-support-group-9/
This monthly open support group will provide an opportunity for care partners of a parent diagnosed with OR suspected of having cognitive impairment to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.
Learning Objectives:

Opportunity to share insights with each other related to their personal caregiving experiences
Discuss and share different strategies regarding self-care and care for their family members (including stress, communication and responding to behaviours)
Learn about how others are adjusting to their own changing relationship
Receive updated information about dementia and the services available at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto

Every 3rd Thursday of the month from 5:30pm to 7:30pm online using Zoom
(Zoom information will be provided via email at least 24-48 hours prior to the date)

*Disclaimer: Registration for this group closes on the Monday prior to the session. Your registration for this session does not apply to future dates. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive the registration confirmation email. If you’re having trouble registering, please let us know by emailing: intake@alz.to
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you are a PAID Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings here: https://alz.to/health-care-professionals/

Minds in Motion (Virtual)
2025-06-24 13:30 - 15:00 | https://alz.to/calendar/minds-in-motion-virtual/2025-06-24/
