Dementia Live

July 19th – James L. West Center Appointments available between 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Dementia Live® Is a high impact, dementia simulation experience that immerses participants into life with dementia, resulting in a deeper understanding of what it’s like to live with cognitive impairment and sensory change. Dementia Live takes approximately 45 minutes and […]

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service

First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth | Chapel 800 W 5th Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Wednesdays | 10:00 – 10:45 am | Chapel Join us each Wednesday for a 45-minute service including singing of old hymns, scripture reading, and prayer. This weekly service is open to all persons with special needs, care partners, families and anyone who likes to sing the old hymns.

Normal or Not Normal Aging

James L. West Center for Dementia Care 1111 Summit Ave.,, Fort Worth, TX

July 25th from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. – James L. West Center  Registration Requested    This workshop uses Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care training model and we will explore the differences between normal aging and not normal aging while gaining a better understanding of what to expect as we get older and how it […]

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service

First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth | Chapel 800 W 5th Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Wednesdays | 10:00 – 10:45 am | Chapel Join us each Wednesday for a 45-minute service including singing of old hymns, scripture reading, and prayer. This weekly service is open to all persons with dementia, care partners, families and anyone who likes to sing the old hymns.

Sexuality and Dementia

August 1st from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. - James L. West Center This class describes the changes that happen in the brain during the progression of the dementia and some of the sexual behaviors that may be seen. We will also discuss a variety of interventions for these changes. REGISTER NOW! Phone:  817-877-1199 Email:   […]

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service

First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth | Chapel 800 W 5th Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Wednesdays | 10:00 – 10:45 am | Chapel Join us each Wednesday for a 45-minute service including singing of old hymns, scripture reading, and prayer. This weekly service is open to all persons with dementia, care partners, families and anyone who likes to sing the old hymns.

Hospice 101: Everything you wanted to now, but were afraid to ask

August 7th – Lunch & Learn    Hospice 101: Everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask The West Center Lunch & Learn Series meets the first Wednesday of every month and is for family care partners to come together to learn and support each other over lunch. Please RSVP 48 hours in […]

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service

First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth | Chapel 800 W 5th Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Wednesdays | 10:00 – 10:45 am | Chapel Join us each Wednesday for a 45-minute service including singing of old hymns, scripture reading, and prayer. This weekly service is open to all persons with dementia, care partners, families and anyone who likes to sing the old hymns.

Compassionate Touch® Skills

James L. West Center for Dementia Care 1111 Summit Ave.,, Fort Worth, TX

August 15 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Compassionate Touch® is a proactive caregiving approach that uses focused touch to bring personalized care to persons with dementia. Personalized approaches are first priority for responding to and preventing behavioral expression and Compassionate Touch® techniques provides practical tools that create positive outcomes and help achieve person center dementia […]

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service

First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth | Chapel 800 W 5th Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States

Wednesdays | 10:00 – 10:45 am | Chapel Join us each Wednesday for a 45-minute service including singing of old hymns, scripture reading, and prayer. This weekly service is open to all persons with dementia, care partners, families and anyone who likes to sing the old hymns.