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March 19, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Supporting Independence: How Rehabilitation and Technology Can Help People Living with Dementia

Virtual Event

This webinar will focus on how rehabilitation and technology can help people living with dementia stay at home longer and live more independently.

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March 13, 2025 @ 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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March 13, 2025 @ 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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March 14, 2025 @ 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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March 14, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Aquafit – Creative Movement Series

Elms Pool 45 Golfdown Dr., Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Aquafit is not swimming, it is a way to exercise in the water that can accommodate all ages, fitness levels, health considerations and abilities. It welcomes participants to choose their own intensity level, speed and range of motion.

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March 17, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Bereavement Support Group (In Collaboration with Hazel Burns Hospice)

Virtual Event

This 8-week online support group meets to provide participants with an opportunity to support each other through the grief and bereavement process. Both practical and emotional needs will be explored to help participants cope with a loss.

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March 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

TEACH Program (Training, Education, and Assistance for Caregiving at Home)

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

The TEACH Program consists of 4 weekly group sessions that focuses on common caregiving themes; self-care, healthcare system navigation, relationship changes and future planning. The program coaches care partners in practical communication and coping skills, and provides an opportunity to share and learn from other care partners.

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March 18, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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.

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March 18, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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.

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March 19, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Minds in Motion (In-Person) 117 Bloor St E

St. Andrew's United Church 117 Bloor St E, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Minds in Motion® is an evidence-based program that includes physical activity, socialization, and mentally stimulating activities for people living with dementia and their care partners to participate in together.

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March 19, 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, 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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March 19, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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.

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