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Events for Family Caregivers

13 Dec

Peer Support Group for Care Partners

2024-07-27T04:43:51-04:00
 
 

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. These groups are facilitated by volunteers who have lived experience as care partners and have received training on group facilitation. Participants and peer facilitators decide on the focus and direction of the group.


Learning Objectives:
  • Provide a safe setting which promotes mutual support, both practical and emotional, throughout the course of the disease
  • Enhance care partner’s knowledge of the illness, available supports, and coping strategies.
    • This group meets online on the second Friday of every month from 10:30am to 12:00pm.
    Registration and a short pre-screening are required before attending this support group.
    For more information about this peer support group or other peer support groups, please contact Zahra at ZAmarshi@alz.to.
     
    To complete the interest form: CLICK HERE

    *Disclaimer: We kindly ask that you complete the interest form if you are interested in attending. Completion of this interest form does not guarantee a spot in this group. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive a confirmation email.
    PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS.
    If you are a formal Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings: https://alz.to/courses-learning-programs/
     
    Peer Support Group for Care Partners2024-07-27T04:43:51-04:00
    12 Dec

    Cantonese Peer Support Group for Care Partners

    2024-07-27T04:43:50-04:00
     
    This Cantonese Peer-led Support Group provide care partners to connect with one another and learn and discuss the practical and emotional needs related to caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias. Each session will be broken down into two components: An Educational presentation followed by discussion and sharing related to the presentation topic. Groups are facilitated by volunteers who have lived experience as care partners and have received training on group facilitation. Participants and peer facilitators decide on the focus and direction of the group.
    粵語支援小組，旨在為照顧者提供互相聯繫的機會 、並且學習和討論有關照顧患有阿茲海默氏症或其他認知障礙症家庭成員時的實際和情感需求。每節分為兩個部分：教育講座，然後有關主題的討論和分享。小組由有照顧經驗並接受過小組輔導訓練的義工帶領。參加者將會和主持人一起決定小組的重點和方向。
     
     
    Learning Objectives:
    • Provide a safe setting which promotes mutual support, both practical and emotional, throughout the course of the disease
    • Enhance care partner’s knowledge of the illness, available supports, and coping strategies.
    小組目的：
    • 提供安全的環境，促進在疾病過程中的互助、實用知識交流與情感支援。
    • 提高照顧者對疾病，尋找適切的支援，應對策略等知識。
     
     
    Support Group will be presented in CANTONESE using Zoom.
    The group will meet on: 
    Every 2nd Thursday of the month from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
    小組將以粵語ZOOM會議形式進
    每月第2個星期四，下午4時至5時30分
    Registration is required followed by a short pre-screening by phone call prior to the start of the program.
    參加者須事先登記，進行簡短電話篩選程序。
    For more information about this peer support group or other peer support groups, please contact Zahra at ZAmarshi@alz.to.
    如欲了解更多詳情，請電郵至 ZAmarshi@alz.to 聯絡。
    To complete the interest form: CLICK HERE
    如有興趣參加，請按此處填寫表格
    *Disclaimer: We kindly ask that you complete the interest form if you are interested in attending. Completion of this interest form does not guarantee a spot in this group. Please check your junk/spam email box if you do not receive a confirmation email.
    * 免責聲明：如閣下有興趣參加，請填寫上述表格。填寫表格並不保證閣下一定能參加此小組。若您沒有收到確認電郵，請檢查您的垃圾郵件/箱。
    PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS/PARTNERS/FAMILY/FRIENDS.
    If you are a formal Healthcare Provider, please see program offerings: https://alz.to/courses-learning-programs/
    請注意：此活動僅限非正式照顧者/伴侶/家庭成員/朋友參加。 如閣下是正式的醫療保健提供者，請參閱課程大綱：https://alz.to/courses-learning-programs/
     
     
    Cantonese Peer Support Group for Care Partners2024-07-27T04:43:50-04:00
    12 Dec

    East End Friends -December (2658 Eglinton Ave E)

    2024-07-27T04:43:50-04:00

    Thursday December 12 from 1:00 – 3:00
    Held at our satellite location, Alzheimer Society Toronto – The Mid-Scarborough Hub (2658 Eglinton Avenue East).
    Join us for an in-person Social/Recreation program.

    Join our monthly social at our Mid-Scarborough Hub! This program is an opportunity to meet like minded people, to engage in meaningful conversations, tap into our creativity and get active. This two hour social is a great way to find your community and partake in gentle movement to great playlists. East End Friends is intended for people living with dementia and their care partners, and it is offered through a culturally inclusive, accessible and dementia-friendly lens. Light refreshments will be served.

    East End Friends -December (2658 Eglinton Ave E)2024-07-27T04:43:50-04:00
    12 Dec

    Dance Fitness – Zoom

    2024-07-27T04:43:50-04:00

    This gentle low impact dance fitness class with Jenn uses diverse music and simple dance movements to create a dynamic and energizing aerobic workout. With easy to follow moves that can be done seated or standing, this upbeat class is set to positive, playful and uplifting music. You will be motivated by the joyful, welcoming and supportive environment that encourages you to let go and have fun! No experience required.

    Jenn Hicks is a Personal Trainer Size and Inclusive Fitness Specialist who has taught dance fitness classes for the past 17 years. She was named NOW Magazine’s Best Virtual Fitness Instructor for 2020. Jenn customizes routines for every class and helps attendees modify steps or movements whenever they need a little extra care.

    This program will be held on Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link to participate. 

    CLICK HERE to register.

    Dance Fitness – Zoom2024-07-27T04:43:50-04:00
    11 Dec

    Mid-Town Social (IN-PERSON)

    2024-07-27T04:43:49-04:00
    Wednesday, December 11th, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto Head Office located at 20 Eglinton Ave W, 16th Floor.
    Mid-Town Social focuses on social wellness for people with Dementia and their care partners. In this series, we create purposeful connections among people who are on similar journeys while engaging in a variety of engaging activities including art making, games, creative movement, cooking, meaningful conversations and more. The program is flexible and will be catered to the interests and needs of the group participants. Let’s come together, break bread, have a laugh and be creative together.
    Mid-Town Social (IN-PERSON)2024-07-27T04:43:49-04:00
    10 Dec

    Explore Art with Jano (ONLINE)

    2024-07-27T04:43:49-04:00
     
    Irene Rice Pereira, Landscape of the Absolute (1955); oil and enamel on canvas
    Explore Art with Jano
    Tuesday – December 10th from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM on Zoom

    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 carepartners. 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 at kbartlett@alz.to or 416-389-6099 

    Explore Art with Jano (ONLINE)2024-07-27T04:43:49-04:00
    9 Dec

    Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Support Group – ONLINE

    2024-07-27T04:43:49-04:00

    We currently have a wait list for this support group, Click here if you wish to be informed when a spot becomes available.

    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.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Interact with other group members caring for those with Lewy Body Dementia
    • Become familiar with the specific type of dementia
    • Opportunity for therapeutic support as well as education information
    • Share experiences and concerns and receive support from the group facilitator and other group members
     
    Lewy Body Dementia Caregiver Support Group – ONLINE2024-07-27T04:43:49-04:00
    5 Dec

    Dance Fitness – Zoom

    2024-07-27T04:43:48-04:00

    This gentle low impact dance fitness class with Jenn uses diverse music and simple dance movements to create a dynamic and energizing aerobic workout. With easy to follow moves that can be done seated or standing, this upbeat class is set to positive, playful and uplifting music. You will be motivated by the joyful, welcoming and supportive environment that encourages you to let go and have fun! No experience required.

    Jenn Hicks is a Personal Trainer Size and Inclusive Fitness Specialist who has taught dance fitness classes for the past 17 years. She was named NOW Magazine’s Best Virtual Fitness Instructor for 2020. Jenn customizes routines for every class and helps attendees modify steps or movements whenever they need a little extra care.

    This program will be held on Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link to participate. 

    CLICK HERE to register.

    Dance Fitness – Zoom2024-07-27T04:43:48-04:00
    3 Dec

    Wives Support Group – Zoom

    2024-07-27T04:43:48-04:00

    This support group is full, Click here if you wish to be in the wait list.

    In partnership with Providence, this ongoing support group will provide an opportunity for spousal care partners to come together to support each other through caregiving experience.

    Participants will decide on the focus and direction of the group, and both practical and emotional needs will be explored.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Opportunity to share insights and experiences with each other related to their personal caregiving experiences
    • Learn about how others are adjusting to their own changing relationship
    • Receive updated information about dementia and the services available at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto and in the community
    Support Group meet monthly online using Zoom.
     
    Wives Support Group – Zoom2024-07-27T04:43:48-04:00
    3 Dec

    Drop-in Spousal Support Group – IN PERSON

    2024-07-27T04:43:48-04:00

    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

    Drop-in Spousal Support Group – IN PERSON2024-07-27T04:43:48-04:00
    HEAD OFFICE

    Alzheimer Society of Toronto

    20 Eglinton Ave West, Toronto, ON M4R 1K8 (16th floor)

    OPEN Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm, CLOSED Sat-Sun

    SATELLITE OFFICE

    Mid-Scarborough Hub

    2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, ON, M1K 2S3

    Call for Appointment

    CONTACT

    Call: 416-322-6560

    Fax: 416-322-6656

    After Hours: Call 1-866-797-0000 (Telehealth Ontario)

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