Dealing with Dementia Workshop

A Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers Workshop Do you need help in these areas: Understanding Dementia; Managing Difficult Behaviors; Handing Stress; and Problem Solving? Registration deadline is July 22 Email caregiver@jameslwest.org to register!

06 Aug

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Wandering, Rummaging, and Hoarding, Oh My!

This is a lunch and learn session. People living with dementia expresses their needs and wants in different ways throughout the course of the disease. Join us to discover the “why” behind wandering, rummaging, hoarding, and packing behavioral expressions and learn best practices to help reduce and manage them. Free 1 CE hour for Nursing,… Continue reading Planning for the Future: Preparing for next steps and getting help

07 Aug

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

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Healthy Brain Series Part 3: Socialization & Congnitive Fitness

If we age with better developed, healthier brains we are likely to live happier and more independent lives with a much-reduced chance of developing dementia. Join us for this 3-part series as we explore proven things you can do to reduce your risk for dementia and age with a healthy brain. Jamie Cobb, CAEd, Vice… Continue reading Planning for the Future: Preparing for next steps and getting help

13 Aug

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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What to Expect: Understanding what to expect as the disease progresses

Gain a better understanding of how dementia effects the brain and the common changes to expect as the disease progresses through stages. A focus on how to maintain dignity, independence and using the abilities of those living with dementia will be explored trhough the theory of retro-genesis. Register at this link.

29 Aug

10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Managing Hygiene in Dementia Care: Toileting & Bathing

This is a lunch and learn session. Dementia is a progressive disease that changes an individual’s abilities to manage the complexities of self-care activities like toileting and bathing. Join us to understand the “why” behind these changes and learn best practices to help each person maintain their maximum independence and dignity. Free – 1.0 CE… Continue reading Planning for the Future: Preparing for next steps and getting help

04 Sep

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

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Communication Part 1: Best ways to communicate with loved ones

Learn the best ways to communicate with persons with dementia. We will discuss how language and comprehension change with the effects of dementia, and how non-verbal communication and validation therapy are the best ways to compassionately communicate with loved ones. Register at this link.

05 Sep

10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Sexuality and Aging

There are many misconceptions about sexuality and older adults. This program addresses these misconceptions including when certain diseases may affect a person’s sexual behaviours. We will also discuss ways to cope with changes in sexuality and ways to remain intimate. This session is a partnership with the North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging. Free… Continue reading Planning for the Future: Preparing for next steps and getting help

10 Sep

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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Communication Part 2: Understand how persons with dementia communicate

Persons with dementia will start communicating using more personal expressions. This class will explore why using the Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (A-B-C) method of pinpointing certain triggers is important to challenging expressions. We will also examine some of the more common challenging expressions, and the best practices to manage the severity of the behavior. Register at this link.

12 Sep

10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Daily Living & Home Safety: Seeing the world through their eyes

This class focuses on sensory deficits and safety awareness in persons with dementia. We learn how stimulation, sensory, and judgement deficits affect the environmental, mental, emotional, and physical state of persons living with dementia. We will discuss how to prepare the home to make it safer and the best practices to verbally, visually and physically… Continue reading Planning for the Future: Preparing for next steps and getting help

19 Sep

10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Reducing Stress & Coping Skills: Taking care of the caregiver

This class focuses on the importance of caregiver health. Caregivers need to take care of themselves in order to provide the best care to their loved ones. We will discuss the effects that long term stress has on the well-being of caregivers and identify the best strategies to relieve stress including attitude and perception, sleep,… Continue reading Planning for the Future: Preparing for next steps and getting help

26 Sep

10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Managing Sleep Disturbances and Sundowning in Dementia

This is a lunch and learn session. Description to come. Registration Link coming soon. Contact education@jameslwest.org for information.

02 Oct

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Planning for the Future: Preparing for next steps and getting help

In this class, we will describe the common, basic legal documents that will be needed for healthcare and financial institutions in the future. We will also discuss the senior care options available, including in-home and facility-based care, and how to choose the best care option for families living with dementia. Register at this link.

03 Oct

10:00 am - 11:30 am

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