5PM Reception -- 5:30PM Presentation • RSVP at 617 566-1700

Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle • 50 Sutherland Road • Brighton, MA 02135

Sleep disturbances… resistance to care… suspiciousness… sundowning… hoarding… rummaging… These challenging behaviors can be frustrating, frightening, and exhausting for families and caregivers of dementia patients.

But there are effective, gentle methods for dealing with such behaviors. Through presentations, case studies and discussion, this event will help you develop some of the skills needed to achieve better outcomes with dementia patients.

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Essentials to Good Planning:

A Health and Legal Perspective to Helping Our Loved One Age Well

GOODNOW LIBRARY,
21 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA (map here.)

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 -- 7-9 PM

Get the facts from Stuart Hamilton, an Elder Law Attorney (www.StuartHamiltonLaw.com), Linda Smith, a Certified Professional Geriatric Care Manager and Independent Registered Nurse (www.mweldercare.com), and Deborah Bier, PhD, director of a local home care agency (www.CaringCompanion.Net).

They will educate and answer questions about the many legal, safety, activity, housing, caregiver support and care options available as people age.

The class entitled "Aging, Disability & New Technologies: Real Hype or Real Help?" to be held in Concord on May 13 will be reschedule -- future date to be announced!

In the meantime, if you'd like to have us present this course for your organization, please contact us. This is a lecture we give at no cost as a community service.

(Caring Companion Connections  is a member of the Liberty Alzheimer's Partnership and we will be there Wednesday!  Please come introduce yourself to us if you attend.)

The Liberty Alzheimer’s Partnership presents a program on care options for seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders.   “Navigating the Journey”  will be presented on April 7, 2010 at the Concord Council on Aging, 1276 Main Street in West Concord.  Registration and a light supper will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 6:00 p.m.

Robert Larkin will be the keynote speaker for the event.  Mr. Larkin is President and founder of Senior Living Residences, one of New England’s first assisted living management and development companies.  Senior Living Residences specializes in service enriched assisted living and innovative Alzheimer’s care.  Additionally, Mr. Larkin will bring his own unique family perspective, having navigated this journey of dementia care in his personal life.

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