Calendar
Events
January 9, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Young Onset Dementia Caregiver Support Group
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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January 10, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Peer Support Group for Care Partners
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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January 11, 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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January 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
U-First! (for Health Care Professionals) – Special Funding
Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaU-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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January 13, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
The Golden Thread Choir
St. Andrew's United Church 117 Bloor St E, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJoin 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.
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January 13, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Art Therapy: Group Art Therapy Sessions
Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th floor, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaArt therapy is a mental health profession that combines the process of creative art expression with models of counselling and psychotherapy to enhance emotional, physical, and mental well-being.
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January 13, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Royal Conservatory – Rebanks Fellows Concert
Royal Conservatory of Music 273 Bloor Street W, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program at The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School is the only one of its kind in Canada, offering a rich curriculum for career development. Alumni of the program grace the world’s great stages, including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall and Koerner Hall, and perform with major orchestras in Canada and abroad.
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January 13, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Support Group
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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January 14, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
BSO Self-Care Series – Session 2: Navigating Difficult Conversations
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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January 15, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Power of Music with Steve (January)
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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January 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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January 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Learning to Live with Ambiguous Loss and Grief
Explore the concept of ambiguous loss, develop coping strategies and gain understanding of feelings of grief when caring for a person with dementia.
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