Dementia Friendly Fort Worth

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service- On-Line Event (Sunday)
2022-07-03 14:00 - 14:45, 2022-07-10 14:00 - 14:45, 2022-07-17 14:00 - 14:45 (America/Chicago) | 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.
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ESSENTIALS OF CAREGIVING SERIES: Tools to Navigate the Caregiving Role
2022-07-04 09:00 - 10:30 | 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.

Let’s Get Together — A Social Club for Seniors (Monday-Friday)
2022-07-04 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-07-05 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-07-06 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-07-07 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-07-08 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-07-11 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-07-12 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-07-13 11:30 - 12:15 and 3 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
2022-07-05 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-07-07 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-07-12 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-07-14 06:30 - 08:00 | 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

LIVING WELL WITH DEMENTIA EDUCATION SERIES
2022-07-06 05:00 - 06:00
A Gift Of Time is pleased to welcome back Dr. Tam Cummings every 1st Wednesday of the month through 2022.
LIVING WELL WITH DEMENTIA EDUCATION SERIES

Our education sessions are a vital component of our commitment to educating our community on memory loss. Led by local and national experts, these education sessions offer valuable information, resources, and tools to guide you on your journey to living well with dementia.

To register email education@agiftoftimegeogetown.org
Visit our Calendar page for more information and to register: https://agiftoftimegeorgetown.org/calendar

Reducing Stress & Compassion Fatigue
2022-07-06 06:30 - 07:30
Reducing Stress & Compassion Fatigue
Free – 1.0 CE Hour for Nursing, Social Work & LPC
July 6th from 11:30 am CST – 12:30 pm Online
When we have feelings we’ve never had before, that scares us. Caregivers are at high risk for burnout and compassion fatigue, especially if the person they are caring for is terminal. We will describe feelings and emotions common to caring for others and look at proven ways to build personal resilience.
Register Here

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service- On-Line Event (Wed)
2022-07-06 10:00 - 22:00, 2022-07-13 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 Caregiver Training
2022-07-07 04:30 - 07:00, 2022-07-14 04:30 - 07:00
Six-session educational program meeting either online or in person!

Meets every Thursday starting June 9th through July 14th
10:30am – 12:00pm
Online or in-person at the James L. West Center
1111 Summit Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76102
You are not alone!
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia can be difficult. Care partners are invited to attend this six-session program at no cost. Learn the best techniques and interventions for dementia care in a healthy manner with reduced stress.

The six sessions cover in detail:

What to Expect: Understand what to expect as the disease progresses
Communication Pt. 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 the next steps and getting help

-Registration Required-
Please register at 817-877-1199 or caregiver@jameslwest.org

Alzheimer's & Dementia Family Caregiver Training
2022-07-07 05:30 - 07:00, 2022-07-14 05:30 - 07:00
Six session educational program meeting either online or in-person!
Meets every Thursday starting
June 9th through July 14th
10:30am – 12:00pm
Online or in-person at the James L. West Center
1111 Summit Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76102
You are not alone!
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia can be difficult. Care partners are invited to attend this six-session program at no cost. Learn the best techniques and interventions for dementia care in a healthy manner with reduced stress.
The six sessions cover in detail:

What to Expect: Understand what to expect as the disease progresses
Communication Pt. 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 Required-
Please register at 817-877-1199 or caregiver@jameslwest.org

Huntington’s Disease, Lyme Disease, and Stress: How They Affect the Brain
2022-07-12 09:00 - 10:00
Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
A collaborative program with Area Agency on Aging North Central Texas
1.0 Free CE Hour for Nursing, Social Work, and LPCs
FREE Webinar for family members and professionals

About this event

PRESENTERS:
Jamie Cobb, CAEd, Vice President of Dementia & Caregiving Education -James L. West Center for Dementia Care
Hollie Glover, MA, LPC, NCC, Director of Education and Family Support Services -James L. West Center for Dementia Care
HOSTS:
North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging
James L. West Center for Dementia Care

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On Dementia: Care, Community, and Creativity: You’re Invited
2022-07-14 09:00 - 10:00 | 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).

Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Lay Leader Training
2022-07-18 04:00 - 11:00
by Tarrant County Public Health:
The peer-led Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) is an evidence-based,
6-week workshop for adults who either have one or more chronic health conditions or are caregivers for those who do.
Program content focuses on a variety of skills/tools such as:

Stress Management
Medication Usage
Better Breathing
Healthy Eating
Informed Treatment Decisions
Communication Skills
Physical Activity Dealing with Depression
Goal Setting
Problem-Solving
Working with your Healthcare Team

This interactive Lay Leader Training is free and includes the CDSMP Leader Manual,
resource book, “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions”, and relaxation CD
Location: Southwest Sub-courthouse Voting Center
6551 Granbury Rd.
Fort Worth, TX 76133
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Dates: July 18, 19, 25 & 26, 2022 (must attend all four dates)
Must pre-register by July 11th. For questions or to pre-register:
Email: selfmanager@tarrantcounty.com or call 817-370-4565
