Tag: Care Partner
This monthly, drop-in support group provides an opportunity for spouses caring for a person living with dementia to come together and support each other through the caregiving experience. The goals of this group are to share personal feelings, increase healthy coping strategies, decrease isolation, and improve awareness of resources and supports in the community.
Topics for discussion will be tailored to group needs, but may include:
- Managing stress
- Ambiguous loss
- Guilt
- Family dynamics
- Self-care
- Understanding responsive behaviors
- Long-term care
Dates and time: 1st Tuesday of every month from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.
Location: Scotiabank Learning Centre (Room B-156) at Providence Healthcare
Address: 3276 St Clair Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1L 1W1.
Parking: Available on-site for 2.75/each ½ hour or 10.00 daily maximum.
Registration: NOT REQUIRED – Drop-in Format
This monthly, drop-in support group provides an opportunity for spouses caring for a person living with dementia to come together and support each other through the caregiving experience. The goals of this group are to share personal feelings, increase healthy coping strategies, decrease isolation, and improve awareness of resources and supports in the community.
Topics for discussion will be tailored to group needs, but may include:
- Managing stress
- Ambiguous loss
- Guilt
- Family dynamics
- Self-care
- Understanding responsive behaviors
- Long-term care
Dates and time: 1st Tuesday of every month from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.
Location: Scotiabank Learning Centre (Room B-156) at Providence Healthcare
Address: 3276 St Clair Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1L 1W1.
Parking: Available on-site for 2.75/each ½ hour or 10.00 daily maximum.
Registration: NOT REQUIRED – Drop-in Format
Weekly on Mondays: November 4 to December 9 (6-weeks) from 11:00am – 12:00pm
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. Each session includes a short nature meditation, a wondrous plant tour, and a fun botanical art activity. As we head into cooler temperatures and darker days, find encouragement for staying connected to nature to boost your health and mental well-being!
This program will be held on Zoom. Participants will be mailed program materials and expected to collect some simple supplies on their own (instructions provided).
This series is intended for people caring for those who are living with dementia.
Are you part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and caring for a person affected by dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease?
The Alzheimer Society of Toronto runs a monthly support group that provides an opportunity for family caregivers who are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to share and learn with other caregivers in a supportive and inclusive environment.
Participants decide on the focus and direction of the group, and both practical and emotional needs are explored.
The support group meets virtually on the last Thursday of every month from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm using Zoom
If you are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and you are caring for a person affected by dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease, please fill out the following form to be added to the waitlist to join the ongoing support group:
Once there is room in the group, the facilitator(s) will contact you for a brief telephone screening. Please note that being added to the waitlist signifies your intentions and general capacity to attend each monthly meeting).
Are you part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and caring for a person affected by dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease?
The Alzheimer Society of Toronto runs a monthly support group that provides an opportunity for family caregivers who are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to share and learn with other caregivers in a supportive and inclusive environment.
Participants decide on the focus and direction of the group, and both practical and emotional needs are explored.
The support group meets virtually on the last Thursday of every month from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm using Zoom
If you are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and you are caring for a person affected by dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease, please fill out the following form to be added to the waitlist to join the ongoing support group:
Once there is room in the group, the facilitator(s) will contact you for a brief telephone screening. Please note that being added to the waitlist signifies your intentions and general capacity to attend each monthly meeting).
Are you part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and caring for a person affected by dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease?
The Alzheimer Society of Toronto runs a monthly support group that provides an opportunity for family caregivers who are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to share and learn with other caregivers in a supportive and inclusive environment.
Participants decide on the focus and direction of the group, and both practical and emotional needs are explored.
The support group meets virtually on the last Thursday of every month from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm using Zoom
If you are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and you are caring for a person affected by dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease, please fill out the following form to be added to the waitlist to join the ongoing support group:
Once there is room in the group, the facilitator(s) will contact you for a brief telephone screening. Please note that being added to the waitlist signifies your intentions and general capacity to attend each monthly meeting).
Are you part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and caring for a person affected by dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease?
The Alzheimer Society of Toronto runs a monthly support group that provides an opportunity for family caregivers who are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to share and learn with other caregivers in a supportive and inclusive environment.
Participants decide on the focus and direction of the group, and both practical and emotional needs are explored.
The support group meets virtually on the last Thursday of every month from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm using Zoom
If you are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and you are caring for a person affected by dementia and/or Alzheimer’s Disease, please fill out the following form to be added to the waitlist to join the ongoing support group:
Once there is room in the group, the facilitator(s) will contact you for a brief telephone screening. Please note that being added to the waitlist signifies your intentions and general capacity to attend each monthly meeting).
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.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link to participate.
Join us with your curiosity and come ready to share thoughts and ideas. Our final session in the series about female artists and abstraction will present the work of Irene Rice Pereira, whose crowded and often industrial looking compositions defied expectations about what female painters should depict during the first half of the XX century.
An acute observer and learner who channeled the most avant garde movements of her time Pereira experimented with form and medium to create striking and intricate artworks.
Jano Cortijo is a gay, immigrant, bilingual arts educator whose work finds him engaging audiences of various ages, abilities, and backgrounds in museums, classrooms, community centers, or computer screens. Jano encourages critical discussion while connecting the participants’ individual histories and stories with the art and art makers.
This program is appropriate for people living with mild to moderate dementia and their care partners. A Zoom link will be provided to you in an email once you have registered for this program.
For more information contact our Active Living Program Coordinator Kristin Bartlett or call 416-389-6099
Photo credit: Irene Rice Pereira, Landscape of the Absolute (1955); oil and enamel on canvas