Calendar

Calendar

  • 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.

    Registration closed
  • AGO Art Talk Museum Tour

    Virtual Event

    Join us for an engaging virtual art talk and more in-depth experience of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). The AGO Art Educator will help participants explore their collection through conversation, exchanging ideas and observations about the selected artworks.
    This program is designed for people living with dementia and their caregivers. The virtual art talk is facilitated by an experienced AGO Art Educator.

    Registration closed
  • Mindfulness and Meditation

    Virtual Event

    This hands-on, interactive workshop is for care partners of people living with dementia. The overarching goal is for care partners to feel more relaxed and grounded at the end of the workshop, and to learn one or more relaxation and meditation techniques to continue to use on their own.

    Registration closed
  • 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. 

    Registration closed
  • CARERS Program

    Spousal CARERS Program

    Virtual Event

    This 8-week online program is for care partners of people with mid- to late-stage dementia. CARERS is a comprehensive dementia care program that supports problem-solving skill development and introduces the innovative use of standardized patients – actors trained to simulate real-life situations – so that caregivers, guided by expert clinical coaches, will learn how to address communication challenges.

    Registration closed
  • Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) Training

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

    Registration closed
  • U-First! (for Health Care Professionals) [Half Days] – 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.

    Registration closed
  • 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.

    Registration closed
  • 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.

    Registration closed
  • 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. 

    Registration closed
  • Working in Long Term Care Series: Session 3 – Personal Care

    Alzeducate
    Virtual Event

    This session will cover strategies to support persons living with dementia and their family or care partner(s). This webinar looks to address the challenges that come with the adjustment to moving to Long Term Care, to reflect on the importance of validating feelings, and learn strategies that support communication with the family members of people living with dementia.

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