Dementia Friendly Fort Worth

Let’s Get Together — A Social Club for Seniors (Monday-Friday)
2022-04-04 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-04-05 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-04-06 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-04-07 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-04-08 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-04-11 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-04-12 11:30 - 12:15, 2022-04-13 11:30 - 12:15 (America/Chicago) and 4 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 Program for Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia
2022-04-05 04:00 - 05:30
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.

Stress Busting for Family Caregivers
2022-04-05 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-04-07 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-04-12 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-04-14 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-04-19 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
2022-04-06 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

What is Memory and How Does it Work? with Dr. Tam Cummings
2022-04-06 05:00 - 06:00 | ON-LINE EVENT
Living Well With Dementia Education Series
A Gift of Time is pleased to offer several programs as part of our Living Well with Dementia Education Series.
Our education sessions are a vital component of our commitment to educating our community on memory loss. These education sessions offer valuable information, resources, and tools to guide you on your journey to living well with .
Join Dr. Tam Cummings for this session on understanding memory and how it works.
To Register send an email: education@agiftoftimegeorgetown.org

Managing Combativeness in Dementia
2022-04-06 05:30 - 07:30
Wednesday, April 6th | 11:30 am- 12:30 pm Online
Free – 1.0 CE Hour for Nursing, Social Work & LPC
Discover how to overcome challenges with physical aggression by understanding the “why” behind the actions then deep dive into research-based strategies to set you and your loved one up for success.
Register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcldu-vrDkpG90OVV6EBdwU_87mpoFx0tEF

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service- On-Line Event (Wed)
2022-04-06 10:00 - 22:00, 2022-04-13 10:00 - 22:00, 2022-04-20 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

Dementia Friendly Chapel Service- On-Line Event (Sunday)
2022-04-10 14:00 - 14:45, 2022-04-17 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

Trauma Informed Care
2022-04-12 09:00 - 10:00
Tuesday, April 12th | 2:00 – 3:00pm Online
Free – 1.0 CE Hour for Nursing, Social Work & LPC
Discover the benefits of understanding trauma and adverse childhood experiences as they pertain to residents and staff.
Learn the goals and principles of trauma-informed care and how to implement care strategies.

A collaboration with the North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging.
Webinar instructions will be emailed to registered participants one day prior to the webinar.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trauma-informed-care-tickets-294082638087

Dementia Live®
2022-04-12 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-04-14 05:30 - 07:30
Dementia Live®
Gail Snider, Executive Director | Dementia Friendly Fort Worth
Fort Worth Public Library | 500 W. 3rd St. | Tandy Auditorium
Tuesday | April 12 | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday | April 14 | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Free
Dementia Live® offers a unique inside-out understanding of dementia and aging. Participants will gain a heightened awareness of the challenges faced by those who live with dementia. Learn valuable tips and tools to improve communications and care. The Dementia Live® experience will be paired with Dementia Friends Training and will give an overview of dementia which can help participants better understand those living with dementia and how to better respond.
Please contact the Fort Worth Library @ 817-392-7323 or Gail Snider @ 817-332-6266 for more information on this event.

On Dementia: Care, Community, and Creativity: You’re Invited
2022-04-14 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).
