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December 2, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fill Your Watering Can – A Botanical Wellness Program for Care Partners

Virtual Event

Pour yourself a cup of tea and join us online for a little plant inspiration! Led by horticultural therapy practitioner and forest therapy guide Emma Rooney, this group is a supported place to get your weekly dose of nature.

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December 2, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

U-First!® for Care Partners

Virtual Event

U-First!® for Care Partners is a new education program for family and friends who are providing direct support to someone experiencing behaviour changes as a result of dementia or other cognitive impairment.

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December 3, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Drop-in Spousal Support Group

Scotiabank Learning Centre, Providence Healthcare 3276 St Clair Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

This monthly, drop-in support group provides an opportunity for spouses caring for a person living with dementia to come together and support each other through the caregiving experience.

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December 3, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Understanding Behaviours and Supportive Communication

Virtual Event

This workshop provides an overview of behaviours in dementia and communicating in a supportive manner. It will focus on providing participants with the knowledge of how behaviours and communication can change over the course of the disease and ways to supportively communicate with a person living with dementia.

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December 3, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

General Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

This monthly caregiver support group will provide an opportunity for caregivers/partners of individuals living with dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.

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December 4, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Power of Music with Steve – Virtual Music Program

Virtual Event

This program explores different musical genres though live musical performances, and engaging conversations such as music on Broadway, music and meditation, great composers, jazz, musical improvisation, and music and memories! It is an hour of pure joy and fun!

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December 5, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Living with Ambiguous Loss Support Group

Virtual Event

This 4-week online caregiver support group will provide an opportunity for care partners of individuals living with dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience, with a structured focus on the concept of “Ambiguous Loss”.

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December 5, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Long-Term Care Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

This monthly caregiver support group will provide an opportunity for caregivers of individuals living with dementia residing in long-term care to come together to share personal feelings and support each other through the caregiving experience.

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December 6, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) Training

Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

GPA Basics is a 4 module evidence-based education session designed for team members who care for older adults who display responsive behaviours associated with dementia. 

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December 7, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

U-First! (for Health Care Professionals) – Special Funding

Virtual Event

U-First!® is a training program that helps non-registered health care providers develop a common knowledge base, language, values and approach to caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive impairment by understanding the person and associated behaviour changes, and working as a team to develop individualized support strategies.

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December 7, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Xenia Concert: Meridian Hall

Meridian Hall 1 Front St. East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join us to experience the music of Duo Perdendosi! Consisting of pianist Tong Wang and violinist Maitreyi Muralidharan, Duo Perdendosi thrills audiences with immersive musical stories and fairy tales, with music by Sergei Prokofiev, Fazil Say, Leoš Janáček, and Joe Hisaishi!

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December 9, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Fill Your Watering Can – A Botanical Wellness Program for Care Partners

Virtual Event

Pour yourself a cup of tea and join us online for a little plant inspiration! Led by horticultural therapy practitioner and forest therapy guide Emma Rooney, this group is a supported place to get your weekly dose of nature.

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December 9, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

U-First!® for Care Partners

Virtual Event

U-First!® for Care Partners is a new education program for family and friends who are providing direct support to someone experiencing behaviour changes as a result of dementia or other cognitive impairment.

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December 9, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

This ongoing monthly support group provide an opportunity for care partners of individuals living with Lewy Body Dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.

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December 10, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

BSO Self-Care Series – Session 1: Self-Care for Professionals Toolkit

Virtual Event

This 4-session series explores the different issues Frontline Health Care Providers may experience when providing care to People Living with Dementia. In this series of workshops, participants will receive information on a variety of self care topics in addition to learning tips and strategies on how to work better as a team with the aim of enhancing client care.

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December 10, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Explore Art with Jano (ONLINE)

Virtual Event

Join us with your curiosity and come ready to share thoughts and ideas. Our final session in the series about female artists and abstraction will present the work of Irene Rice Pereira, whose crowded and often industrial looking compositions defied expectations about what female painters should depict during the first half of the XX century.

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December 10, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease Dementia

Alzeducate
Virtual Event

This webinar will provide an overview of these two rarer types of dementia. It will provide attendees the opportunity to understand the unique symptoms, criteria for diagnosis and support needs for both the person living with these brain changes and their care partners.

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December 11, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

The Power of Music with Steve – Virtual Music Program

Virtual Event

This program explores different musical genres though live musical performances, and engaging conversations such as music on Broadway, music and meditation, great composers, jazz, musical improvisation, and music and memories! It is an hour of pure joy and fun!

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December 11, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Mid-Town Social

Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

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December 12, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

General Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

This monthly caregiver support group will provide an opportunity for caregivers/partners of individuals living with dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.

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December 12, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Adult Child Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

In partnership with Providence, this monthly open support group will provide an opportunity for care partners of a parent living with dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.

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December 12, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Young Onset Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

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.
 

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December 13, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Peer Support Group for Care Partners

Virtual Event

Our peer-led support groups provide care partners with the opportunity to discuss both practical and emotional needs related to caring for a family member with Alzheimer's Disease or other dementias.

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December 16, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Coping with Death and Grief

Virtual Event

Losing someone who had dementia can be a unique and complex experience for those who cared for them. This presentation will explore these issues, identify various approaches to grief, and suggest ways for care partners to cope with loss.

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December 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Frontotemporal Dementia

Alzeducate
Virtual Event

This umbrella term refers to a group of rarer disorders that primarily results in changes in personality and language. Join us to explore a deeper understanding of these dementias and learn of available resources.

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December 18, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

The Scarborough Community Connections Cafe

Mid-Scarborough Hub 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, 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.

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December 18, 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

The Community Connections Cafe – Yonge and Eglinton

Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, 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. 

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December 19, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Scarborough General Caregiver Support Group

Mid-Scarborough Hub 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

This in-person monthly caregiver support group will provide an opportunity for caregivers/partners of individuals living with dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.

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December 19, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

East End Friends – In-Person

Mid-Scarborough Hub 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Join our monthly social at our Mid-Scarborough Hub! This program is an opportunity to meet like minded people, to engage in meaningful conversations, tap into our creativity and get active.

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December 19, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

2SLGBTQIA+ Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

Are you or a loved one part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and impacted by dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease? The Alzheimer Society of Toronto will be running a support group that will provide an opportunity for participants to share and learn with others in a supportive and inclusive environment.

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December 19, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

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.

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December 19, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Adult Child Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

This monthly open support group will provide an opportunity for care partners of a parent living with dementia to come together to support each other through the caregiving experience.

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December 20, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Snuggle and Sway

Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Enjoy the therapeutic benefits of snuggling with animals from One Health Partners while we sway along to live music brought to you by Producer/Songwriter Simon Law.

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December 23, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Dementia Foundations (Online)

This 3-hour course will provide you with a foundation of dementia, enabling you to enhance your knowledge in providing quality care for persons living with dementia.