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February 14, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Love and the Trick of Time

Tarragon Theatre Mainspace 30 Bridgman Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Love and the Trick of Time explores our perception of time, and how the reality of loving those living with dementia changes our experience of it.

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February 15, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Love and the Trick of Time

Tarragon Theatre Mainspace 30 Bridgman Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Love and the Trick of Time explores our perception of time, and how the reality of loving those living with dementia changes our experience of it.

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February 16, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Love and the Trick of Time

Tarragon Theatre Mainspace 30 Bridgman Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Love and the Trick of Time explores our perception of time, and how the reality of loving those living with dementia changes our experience of it.

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February 6, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Long-Term Care Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

This monthly caregiver support group will provide an opportunity for caregivers of individuals living with dementia residing in long-term care to come together to share personal feelings and support each other through the caregiving experience.

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February 10, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

End of Life Care

Virtual Event

This workshop is for care partners of persons in the late stage of dementia. It provides an opportunity to discuss issues regarding changes in the late stage, approaching the End-of-Life, making difficult decisions for this stage, grief and the need to take care of yourself.

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February 10, 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, Canada

Art 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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February 10, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Virtual Event

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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February 11, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

BSO Self-Care Series – Session 3: Putting You First

Virtual Event

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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February 11, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

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

Virtual Event

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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February 13, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Adult Child 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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February 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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February 18, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Unpacking Denial in Dementia

Virtual Event

The focus of the session will be on exploring the concept of denial and anosognosia, how it impacts persons with dementia and their care partners, and strategies for assisting families.