Dementia Friendly Fort Worth

Alzheimer's & Dementia Family Care Partner Training
2022-02-16 04:00 - 05:30, 2022-02-10 04:00 - 05:30, 2022-02-09 04:00 - 05:30, 2022-02-03 04:00 - 05:30, 2022-02-02 04:00 - 05:30 (America/Chicago)
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Family Care Partner Training

6-week series
Meets every Wednesday from Jan. 19 – Feb. 23
10 am – 11:30 am
Safely In-Person at
Legacy Living at Arlington
1501 NE Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington
*Pre-arranged complementary care can be provided

The six sessions cover in detail:
What to Expect: Understand what to expect as the disease progresses

Communication Part 1: Best ways to communicate with loved ones

Communication Part 2: Understand how persons with dementia communicate

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

Reducing Stress & Coping Skills: Taking care of the caregiver

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

Registration is required!
RSVP to Legacy Living at 817-795-1700 or Tricia at 817-505-9997

Let’s Get Together — A Social Club for Seniors (Monday-Friday)
2022-02-15 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-02-14 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-02-11 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-02-10 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-02-09 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-02-08 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-02-07 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-02-04 11:30 - 12:15 and 2 more dates | ON-LINE ZOOM
Monday – Friday | 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Zoom Meeting | Registration required
Dementia Friendly Fort Worth has collaborated with Texas Health Resources to launch a new program designed to engage those who are lonely and socially isolated. Do you know someone who could benefit from this program? See program details below and contact us today for more information.
Let’s Get Together — a Social Club for Seniors! Join us for this daily online activity session designed to engage seniors who are living at home and struggle with anxiety, boredom, depression, loneliness and have limited opportunities to engage socially with others. Each session will feature a guest presenter who will guide participants through fun and engaging activities. Participants will be joined by others who find themselves in a similar situation.
These activities will include things like arts, games, music, movement, all with a social component. Having a routine can be a major benefit for seniors at home and staying connected can reduce the risk for heart disease, stroke, and dementia, the program is offered five days a week!
Contact: Gail Snider | gsnider@dementiafriendlyfw.org | 817-332-6266 |817-994-3803
When you are not connected to friends or family, you may have a:

29% higher chance of having heart disease
32% higher chance of having a stroke
50% higher chance of having dementia.

Take action today!
REGISTER JOIN ZOOM MEETING
DEMENTIA FRIENDLY FORT WORTH
Contact: Gail Snider | gsnider@dementiafriendlyfw.org | 817-332-6266

Stress Busting for Family Caregivers
2022-02-15 05:30 - 07:00, 2022-02-10 05:30 - 07:00, 2022-02-08 05:30 - 07:00, 2022-02-03 05:30 - 07:00 | ON-LINE EVENT
Stress Busting for Family Caregivers is a 9-week program that provides care partners with stress management techniques, relaxation and coping strategies. Participants are able to connect with others on the caregiving journey.
This program will be facilitated by experts from BakerRipley and the James L. West Center.

Date: Tuesday 04/06/21
Date: Tuesday 04/13/21
Date: Tuesday 04/20/21
Date: Tuesday 04/27/21
Date: Tuesday 05/04/21

RSVP: Register at caregiver@bakerripley.org or at 713-558-6343

Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia
2022-02-15 03:00 - 04:30, 2022-02-08 03:00 - 04:30
Caregiving Can Be Stressful.
The Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia is proven to help Alzheimer’s and dementia care partners through their journey.

Stress-Busting program teaches:
-Stress Management Techniques
-Relaxation & Coping Strategies
-Problem Solving & Support

Program is proven to:
-Improve the quality of life for family caregivers.
-Help caregivers manage their stress and cope better with their lives.
-Connect with resources.

This program meets for 9 weeks in an online group setting.
Register for the next virtual series
Every Tuesday from February 8th – April 5th, 2022
9:00 – 10:30 am CST Online
Registration is Required
Please email us at caregiver@jameslwest.org or call 817-877-1199.
Once you’re registered you will receive the link to join the classes each week and program materials.

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service- On-Line Event (Sunday)
2022-02-13 14:00 - 14:45, 2022-02-06 14:00 - 14:45 | ON-LINE EVENT
Sundays| 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | On-Line Chapel
Join us each Sunday for this special service that includes singing old hymns, hearing the stories behind some of our favorite hymns, scripture reading, and prayer, but no sermon. Join us as we enjoy these old familiar hymns.
Watch live with First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth WATCH LIVE or on YouTube WATCH LIVE
If you miss the live broadcast, you can watch any time on YouTube.
Watch on Facebook anytime: WATCH ANYTIME
Watch on YouTube anytime: WATCH ANYTIME

On Dementia: Care, Community, and Creativity: You’re Invited
2022-02-10 08:00 - 09:00 | ON-LINE WEBINAR
“On Dementia” Book Series Features Conversations with Leaders in Elder Care!
The Frye Art Museum in Seattle, WA, in partnership with Aging Wisdom and the University of Washington Memory and Brain Wellness Center presents On Dementia: Care, Community, and Creativity, a series of three conversations with leaders in elder care who have published books in 2020 that bring hope, connection, and joy to adults living with dementia, their care partners, families, friends, and those who provide support. Each program will be a Zoom webinar, including an interview with the author, readings from their new book, and questions from the audience. Participants are not required to attend all three conversations in the series.
2 – 3 p.m. Thursday March 11 Learn more and REGISTER: https://fryemuseum.org/program/creative_aging_workshops
Join Lynn Casteel Harper, author of On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear, in conversation with Marigrace Becker, Program Manager, Community Education and Impact, UW Medicine Memory and Brain Wellness Center.
Expanding our understanding of dementia beyond progressive vacancy and dread, On Vanishing makes provides encouragement and meaningful examples of better ways of caring for, and thinking about, our fellow beings. Weaving together personal stories with theology, history, philosophy, literature, and science, Harper confronts our elemental fears of disappearance and death, drawing on her own experiences with people living with dementia both in the American healthcare system and within her own family. It is a rich and startling work of nonfiction that reveals cognitive change as an essential aspect of what it means to be mortal.
Lynn Casteel Harper a minister, chaplain, and essayist. Her work has appeared in Kenyon Review Online, North American Review, and Catapult magazine. She is a Barbara Deming Fund grant recipient and the winner of the 2017 Orison Anthology Prize in Nonfiction. She lives in New York City and is currently the minister of older adults at The Riverside Church.
2 – 3 p.m. Thursday April 8 Learn more and REGISTER: https://fryemuseum.org/program/creative_aging_workshops
Join Susan H. McFadden, PhD, author of Dementia-Friendly Communities: Why We Need Them and How We Can Create Them, in conversation with Keri Pollock, Director of Marketing and Communications, Aging Wisdom.
Intentional, thoughtfully engaged dementia-friendly communities can give people with dementia the opportunity to continue living with purpose, reciprocal personal relationships, and enrichment. A positive thread throughout Dementia-Friendly Communities is that “underpinning successful dementia-friendly communities is an awareness of people with dementia as active citizens, and the importance of supporting engagement in community life.”
Susan H. McFadden, PhD, is an experienced researcher and practitioner in the field of dementia. She was formerly Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and co-founded Fox Valley Memory Project (FVMP), whose vision is to help create dementia-friendly communities. She is co-author, with her husband John, of “Aging Together: Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities.”
2 – 3 p.m. Thursday May 13 Learn more and REGISTER: https://fryemuseum.org/program/creative_aging_workshops
Join Anne Basting, PhD, author of Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care, in conversation with Mary Jane Knecht, Manager, Creative Aging Programs, Frye Art Museum.
A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, Basting pioneers a radical change in how we interact with people who struggle with dementia. Basting’s proven methods use storytelling and active listening to stimulate the brain and awaken imagination. Rooted in twenty-five years of research, “Creative Care” offers encouragement and creative techniques on how to bring connection, light and joy to the lives of elders and to those who care for them.
Anne Basting, PhD is a leader in transforming aging and elder care and a recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant. She is the founder of the nonprofit Timeslips, which implements her innovative approach to memory care, and is the author of three previous books, “The Stages of Age,” “Forget Memory,” and “The Penelope Project.” Her work as founding director of University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Center for Age and Community was also featured in the PBS documentary “The Penelope Project” (2011).

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service- On-Line Event (Wed)
2022-02-09 10:00 - 22:00, 2022-02-02 10:00 - 22:00 | ON-LINE EVENT
Wednesdays| 10:00 – 10:45 pm | On-Line Chapel
Join us each Wednesday for this special service that includes singing old hymns, hearing the stories behind some of our favorite hymns, scripture reading, and prayer, but no sermon. Join us as we enjoy these old familiar hymns.
Watch live with First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth WATCH LIVE or on YouTube WATCH LIVE

If you miss the live broadcast, you can watch any time on YouTube.
Watch on Facebook anytime: WATCH ANYTIME
Watch on YouTube anytime: WATCH ANYTIME
REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE

Alzheimer's & Dementia Family Care Partner Training
2022-02-09 04:00 - 05:30
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Family Care Partner Training

6-week series
Meets every Wednesday from
Feb. 9 – Mar. 16

10 am – 11:30 am

Safely In-Person at
Legacy Living at Arlington
1501 NE Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington

*Pre-arranged complementary care can be provided

Registration is required!

RSVP to Legacy Living at
817-795-1700
or Tricia at 817-505-9997

The six sessions cover in detail:

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

Communication Part 1: Best ways to communicate with loved ones

Communication Part 2: Understand how persons with dementia communicate

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

Reducing Stress & Coping Skills: Taking care of the caregiver

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

Alzheimer's & Dementia Family Care Partner Training
2022-02-09 04:00 - 05:30
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Family Care Partner Training

6-week series
Meets every Wednesday from Jan. 19 – Feb. 23
10 am – 11:30 am
Safely In-Person at
Legacy Living at Arlington
1501 NE Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington
*Pre-arranged complementary care can be provided

The six sessions cover in detail:
What to Expect: Understand what to expect as the disease progresses
Communication Part 1: Best ways to communicate with loved ones
Comm. Part 2: Understand how persons with dementia communicate
Daily Living & Home Safety: Seeing the world through their eyes
Reducing Stress & Coping Skills: Taking care of the caregiver
Planning for the Future: Preparing for next steps and getting help

Registration is required!
RSVP to Legacy Living at 817-795-1700 or Tricia at 817-505-9997

Managing Physical Behaviors in Dementia Care
2022-02-08 08:00 - 09:00
Managing Physical Behaviors in Dementia Care
A collaboration with the North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging
Free 1.0 CE Hours for Nursing, Social Work, & LPC
February 8, 2022 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Online

FREE Webinar for family members and professionals

Click Here For More Info About This Event

PRESENTERS:
Jamie Cobb, CAEd, Vice President of Dementia & Caregiving Education -James L. West Center for Dementia Care and/or
Hollie Glover, MA, LPC, NCC, Director of Education and Family Support Services -James L. West Center for Dementia Care

ESSENTIALS OF CAREGIVING SERIES: Tools to Navigate the Caregiving Role
2022-02-07 08:00 - 09:30 | ON-LINE EVENT
The Caring for the Caregiver program supports family caregivers through education, research, and practice. We provide classes and workshops for family caregivers to build
confidence and resilience in caregiving.
Join us for a series of presentations that will provide you with education and information
about resources to support you in your caregiving role.
For more information on these events, contact Jennifer Brackett at 210-450-8715 or brackett@uthscsa.edu.
D A T E S & T O P I C S: To register, click on the session title.
Thu, February 11, 2021 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST: What to Expect After a Diagnosis
This session is a supportive and safe environment where you can learn and share your concerns and questions after you or someone you know has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other dementia. You will hear tips from both professional and family caregiver experts about how to manage the emotional impact of receiving a diagnosis and what to expect next. Attendees will receive resources to help guide this discussion.
Thu, March 11, 2021 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST: Community Resource Fair
This month’s virtual presentation is led by a panel of community speakers from local organizations who will help you through your journey. Attendees can expect to from experts who help caregivers and persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia find resources and talk to experts who can explain and give more insight into the many programs offered in San Antonio and surrounding areas.
Thu, April 8, 2021 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CDT: What’s Covered Understanding Benefits
This month’s virtual presentation will examine and try to make sense of what’s happening in Medicare and Medicaid, including the impacts of COVID-19.
Thu, May 13, 2021 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CDT: Understanding APS & Guardianship
This presentation will provide an overview of Adult Protective Services (APS) programs and understanding the in’s and outs of guardianship APS programs promote the safety, independence, and quality-of-life for vulnerable adults who are or are in danger of, being abused, neglected by self or others, or financially exploited, and who are unable to protect themselves. Join us for this informative and interactive presentation as we discuss what you can expect from services provided by APS.
