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Events
October 14, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Palliative Care in Dementia Program
This training program is aimed at enhancing the knowledge of frontline staff in caring for people with dementia using a palliative care approach. This program focuses on promoting quality of life and comfort for individuals living with dementias and their families, with particular emphasis on late stage and end of life.
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October 14, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EASE Session 2: Supporting Responsive Behaviours
The E.A.S.E program is a 4-session program developed for PSWs currently working with persons living with dementia.
This session explores at how a PLWDs past can dictate and influence behaviours in the present.
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October 15, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Drum Circle w/Thyra
Mid-Scarborough Hub 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaJoin the circle and feel the rhythm in this 4-week hand drumming series designed for people living with dementia and their care partners, led by renowned music Therapist, Thyra Andrews.
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October 15, 2025 @ 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, CanadaThe 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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October 16, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) Training
Mid-Scarborough Hub 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaGPA 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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October 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Self-Care (for Care Partners)
This interactive workshop is designed to help care partners of people living with dementia recognize the importance of self-care.
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October 16, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Support Group
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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October 16, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Adult Child Caregiver Support Group
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.
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October 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dementia Foundations
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.
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October 21, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
EASE Session 3: Tips in Supporting People with Dementia
The E.A.S.E program is a 4-session program developed for PSWs currently working with persons living with dementia.
It is empowering to have a tool belt of resources at our fingertips. In this session we explore various methods we can use to provide a positive approach to interaction.
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October 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Working in Long Term Care Series: Session 1 – Adjusting to Long Term Care
AlzeducateThis 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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October 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Scarborough General Caregiver Support Group
Mid-Scarborough Hub 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaThis in-person monthly caregiver support group will provide 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.
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