Alzheimer's caregivers: Are you ready for hurricane season? Online classes, support groups and more
Alzheimer's Association Florida Gulf Coast
Upcoming Webinars
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 12:00 pm EDT
Effective Communication Strategies
Communication is more than just talking and listening — it’s also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone of voice, and body language. REGISTER HERE: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BbkYUVzaSlOXxtSCfsYaeA?_x_zm_rtaid=4NxQz_riTj6kiIYz2gRbDQ.1714931953315.a293e31ed5c941050f7c8804945274fb&_x_zm_rhtaid=891#/registration.
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 1:00 p.m. EDT
Are you ready? Hurricane Preparedness Tips for Caregivers
Learn how caregivers of people living with dementia can prepare for hurricanes or other potential disasters with guest speaker Lindsay Peterson, Ph.D, University of South Florida. A question and answer session to follow. Topics will include: how dementia caregivers can prepare for hurricanes or other potential disasters, what other caregivers say they wish they knew before experiencing a disaster, the limitations of Special Needs Shelters, tips and strategies to be a more effective communicator with someone who has dementia, and how to ensure safety. REGISTER HERE: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DGJjNLrQQaS8DFMMyKmXMg#/registration.
2024 Walk to End Alzheimer's, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, "80 Teams in 8 Days"
Have you registered your team for our 2024 walk yet? Help us register 80 teams in 8 days! Encourage your friends, family and co-workers to create a team. Together, we can end Alzheime's Disease! Register your team today at act.alz.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=walk_chapter&scid=1732.
Find a Support Group
Support groups create a safe, confidential environment and a chance for participants to develop informal mutual support and social relationships. They also inform participants about dementia and help them develop skills to solve problems. Find a support group here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Gyv-zC-3L3uIi6p0YBQBKxE2MMYvJH4W/view.
Alzheimer's Program Schedule
Find programs in your area, such as in-person Alzheimer’s education workshops for caregivers and others, awareness programs like Brain Bus stops, and more here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xkOBz_nnP1NcyGv6tm_CXbfgBbx8AmDc_0sAm1yuwtY/edit#gid=0/.
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About the Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research, with the mission of leading the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Their vision is a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia.
Brain Bus is funded in partnership with the State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs and the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc. Caregiver College is sponsored in part by Senior Connection Center, Inc. and the State of Florida, Department of Elder Affairs and Sarasota County Government.
Alzheimer's Association Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, 14010 Roosevelt Blvd, Ste. 709, Clearwater, FL 33762, website alz.org/flgulfcoast, phone (727) 578-2558.
Alzheimer's Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601, website alz.org, phone (800) 272-3900.