This workshop will be facilitated in a two-part series. Part one will review the importance of Advance Care Planning, and the steps involved in the process. Part two will provide an environment for informal care partners to explore the tools necessary to facilitate Advance Care Planning conversations, which will incorporate an exercise to create a portion of an advance care plan for themselves.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Understanding Advance Care Planning and why it is important

• Learning about the steps involved in Advance Care Planning

• Understanding what a Substitute Decision Maker is, and how to appoint a Power of

• Attorney for Personal Health, and a Power of Attorney for Property

• Recognizing what capacity and incapacity mean in Ontario

• Developing tools to facilitate Advance Care Planning conversations

  Join us on Thursday, February 19th and February 26th, 2026

Please note this workshop is only for informal care partners (friends, family, etc) who are supporting someone in earlier stages of dementia, or who has Mild Cognitive Impairment. This workshop is NOT for healthcare professionals.  

 

*There will be a screening component to join this series to ensure participant-program fit*

Series will be presented using Zoom, registration required to receive link. 

 

 

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. This is an opportunity to enjoy simple refreshments and make new friends in a Dementia Friendly Community Space.

The Community Connections Cafe focuses on social wellness for people with memory loss or Dementia, and their care partners. The program is informal with the intended atmosphere of a local coffee shop where participants can chat over a beverage, do something creative, or play a game.

 

On Monday, December 15th  from 2:30pm to 4:30pm In-person at our AST Head Office
Location: 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th Floor, Toronto
(Northwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton, across the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)

 

Registration is required for this program and closes at midnight (12am) the day prior to the event.
Please specify the number of guests attending when you register. You may register up to 3 persons per group.

Description:

Join us for an update on new Alzheimer’s treatments and how they may impact everyday life for individuals and families affected by the disease. We’ll cover what’s new, what’s promising, and what these developments mean for care today and in the future.

Presented in partnership with the University Health Network Krembil Memory Clinic and the Alzheimer Society of Toronto.

 

About the Presenter

Dr. Tartaglia is a cognitive neurologist at the UHN Memory Clinic where she sees patients with neurodegenerative diseases and those with concussions who have persisting symptoms. She is a scientist and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto. She holds the Marion and Gerald Soloway Chair in Brain Injury and Concussion Research. She uses a multi-modal approach that combines imaging and biofluid biomarkers to better diagnose and understand the pathological substrates that cause cognitive, behavioral and motoric dysfunction. The goal of her research program is to develop biomarkers for early detection of disease to bring precision medicine and targeted, early treatments to her patients.

 

The TEACH (Training, Education, and Assistance for Caregiving at Home) Program is a Reitman Centre caregiver program which consists of 4 weekly group sessions that are each 90 minutes long.

Learning objectives:

• Coaches care partners in practical communication and coping skills
• Focus on common caregiving themes including; self-care, healthcare system navigation, relationship changes and future planning
• Provides opportunity to share and learn from other care partners

Session dates:
Tuesdays from 2:00pm–3:30pm, starting March 10th, ending March 31st.

• Week 1 – March 10th
• Week 2 – March 17th
• Week 3 – March 24th
• Week 4 – March 31st

Please note, participants are expected to commit to all 4 sessions listed above. Kindly register only if these dates work for you.

If this schedule does not work for you at this time, you are encouraged to check out our ongoing support groups that are available for registration month-to-month. See a list of upcoming support groups here.

Location: This program takes place online using Zoom.

Registration and an assessment appointment (in-person or via Zoom) are prerequisites. Registration closes on March 6th. An Enhancing Care Clinician in the Social Work Department will contact you for your assessment. Phone screenings usually take 10-15 minutes. Assessments can be done in-person or via Zoom and usually take 30-90 minutes.

This workshop explores the unique challenges of celebrating holidays and special occasions. Gain practical planning tips, including strategies to promote meaningful communication with the person living with dementia.

Learning Objectives:

• Increase awareness of dementia-related changes that may lead to feelings of loss for family and friends during holidays and special occasions
• Plan special occasions that respect the changing abilities of the person with dementia
• Develop strategies for meaningful communication with the person with dementia

 

To register for this webinar, visit:
www.alzeducate.ca

You must login/create an account in order to participate.

To find the session:

1. Hover over “Education”  and select the intended audience.
2. Select webinars, then “Upcoming live webinars”.
3. Select your chosen topic, then click “Enrol me” to register.

The TEACH (Training, Education, and Assistance for Caregiving at Home) Program is a Reitman Centre caregiver program which consists of 4 weekly group sessions that are each 90 minutes long.

Learning objectives:

• Focus on common caregiving themes including; self-care, healthcare system navigation, relationship changes, and future planning
• Coaches care partners in practical communication and coping skills
• Provides opportunity to share and learn from other care partners

 

Session dates:
Fridays from 1:00pm–2:30pm, January 16th to February 6th

• Week 1 – January 16th
• Week 2 – January 23rd
• Week 3 – January 30th
• Week 4 – February 6th

Please note, participants are expected to commit to all 4 sessions listed above. Kindly register only if these dates work for you.
If registration is closed or this schedule does not work for you at this time, you are encouraged to fill out the form on this webpage: https://alz.to/programs/support-services/enhancing-care-program/.
Additionally, you can check out our ongoing support groups that are available for registration month-to-month. See a list of upcoming support groups here.

 

Registration and an assessment appointment (in-person or via Zoom) are prerequisites. Registration closes on January 13th.
An Enhancing Care Clinician in the Social Work Department will contact you for your assessment.

 

If you are interested in a future session, please Click Here to fill in the expression of interest form

Yoga with Julia 

6-Week Series on Mondays, January 5th to February 9th, from 1:30-3:00 PM at St-Andrew’s United Church located at 117 Bloor St East. 

January 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, February 2nd & 9th 2026. 

Join a weekly breath-focused therapeutic movement practice to nourish mind, body, and soul. Each session will include gentle movements, breathwork, and guided relaxation to help you cultivate ease and presence. A principle of the yoga therapy tradition is that if you can breathe, you can do yoga! As such, this series is open and safe for students of all abilities and invitations to modify will be offered throughout. 

Julia Ayearst is a certified Yoga Therapist working throughout Tkaronto. She considers it her great privilege to meet and teach people of all lived experiences and in doing so, to learn just how much is, in fact, common to us all. 

For more information contact Tracey Adams-Thibaudeau at TraceyAT@alz.to or call 647-456-6168. 

AGO Art Talk Museum Tour 

Tuesday, January 27th, 2026, from 2:00 – 3:00 P.M at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) located at 317 Dundas Street West. 

This is a one-hour guided tour of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) for people living with dementia and their caregivers. The tour is facilitated by an experienced AGO Docent and is assisted by Alzheimer Society of Toronto Staff and Volunteers. 

We will tour the David Blackwood exhibit, one of Canada’s best-known printmakers who put onto paper an enduring vision of Newfoundland. Born and raised on Bonavista Bay, his hauntingly beautiful images—suffused with struggle and myth—are drawn from childhood memories, dreams, superstitions, legends, and oral traditions. 

Please note: Your ticket will be valid for the rest of the day so please feel free to explore the museum after the guided tour. 

For parking and directions, please refer to this link: https://ago.ca/visit 

For more information contact Kristin Bartlett at kbartlett@alz.to or call 416-389-6099. 

This 8-week online program is for spousal care partners of people with mid- to late-stage dementia. Developed by the Reitman Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital, 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.

Goals of the Program:

• Enhance practical skills for caregivers
• Improve caregivers’ coping and problem-solving skills
• Enhance caregivers’ confidence in dealing with challenges
• Improve caregivers’ social interaction and social support

Session dates:
Mondays from 10:30am–12:30pm, starting March 30th and ending May 25th.

• Week 1 – March 30, 2026
• Week 2 – April 6, 2026
• Week 3 – April 13, 2026
• Week 4 – April 20, 2026
• Week 5 – April 27, 2026
• Week 6 – May 4, 2026
• Week 7 – May 11, 2026
• *skip one week for Victoria Day*
• Week 8 – May 25, 2026

Please note, participants are expected to commit to all 8 sessions listed above. Kindly register only if these dates work for you.
If this schedule does not work for you at this time, you are encouraged to check out our ongoing support groups that are available for registration month-to-month. See a list of upcoming support groups here.

 

Screening and an assessment are prerequisites for registration. Registration closes on Thursday March 26, 2026.
An Enhancing Care Clinician in the Social Work Department will contact you for your phone screening and assessment. Phone screenings usually take 10-15 minutes. Assessments can be done in-person or via Zoom and usually take 30-90 minutes.

 

If you are interested in a future session, please Click Here to fill in the expression of interest form.

This 8-week online program is for adult child care partners of people with mid- to late-stage dementia. Developed by the Reitman Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital, 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.

Goals of the Program:

• Enhance practical skills for caregivers
• Improve caregivers’ coping and problem-solving skills
• Enhance caregivers’ confidence in dealing with challenges
• Improve caregivers’ social interaction and social support

 

Session dates:
Thursdays from 10:30am–12:30pm, starting January 15th, ending March 5th.

• Week 1 – January 15th
• Week 2 – January 22nd
• Week 3 – January 29th
• Week 4 – February 5th
• Week 5 – February 12th
• Week 6 – February 19th
• Week 7 – February 26th
• Week 8 – March 5th

Please note, participants are expected to commit to all 8 sessions listed above. Kindly register only if these dates work for you.
If this schedule does not work for you at this time, you are encouraged to check out our ongoing support groups that are available for registration month-to-month. See a list of upcoming support groups here.

 

Registration and an assessment appointment (in-person or via Zoom) are prerequisites. Registration closes on Monday January 12th.
An Enhancing Care Clinician in the Social Work Department will contact you for your assessment.