Calendar
Events
November 19, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Palliative Care in Dementia Program
Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThis 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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November 19, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
AGO Art Talk Museum Tour
Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThis is a one-hour guided tour of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) with a hands on art making program for people living with dementia and their caregivers. The tour and art program is facilitated by an experienced AGO Docent and is assisted by Alzheimer Society of Toronto Staff and Volunteers.
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November 20, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Power of Music with Steve – Virtual Music Program
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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November 20, 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, 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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November 20, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Emily & Bernice Early Stages Support Program
Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThese short-term support groups are for people living with early-stage memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, or dementia. These four-session support groups…
November 21, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Living with Ambiguous Loss Support Group
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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November 21, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Mindfulness and Meditation
his 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 1 or more relaxation and meditation techniques to continue to use on their own.
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November 21, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
EASE Session 3: Tips in Supporting People 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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November 21, 2024 @ 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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November 21, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Adult Child Caregiver Support Group
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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November 25, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
General Caregiver Support Group
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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November 25, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fill Your Watering Can – A Botanical Wellness Program for Care Partners
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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