11/05/2025
Upcoming Alzheimer's Education Series
Hosted by Chatham-Kent Alzheimer Society
Healthcare Professional Education
DementiAbility : A two day workshop for dementia care partners with the aim to develop an understanding between the brain and the person living with dementia.
Upcoming dates: Feb 5 & 6 2026
Oct 29 & 30 2026
June 18 & 19 2026
To Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/alzheimer-society-of-chatham-kent-87149162513
**Recently Added** Gentle Persuasive Approaches: is a person-centred, evidence-based training program designed to equip healthcare professionals and care givers with the skills to respond effectively and compassionately to responsive behaviours in older adults, particularly those living with dementia.
Upcoming dates: November 26th, 2025
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
To register: visit http://www.asck.eventbrite.ca/
Care Partner Education
First Link Learning Series: Options for Care
Topics: Impact of Progression, Creating a Plan for Support, Residential Care Options, Making the Decision, Applying to Long-Term-Care, Transitions
Date: Nov. 20th & 27th 2025
Time: 9am-11am
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/gDoVk7NpTWGY5aqoDEKFHQ
ALZeducate offers free, online dementia education!
Dementia-Friendly Communities: Hearing Services
A Dementia-Friendly Community is a place where people living with dementia and their care partners are welcomed, included, and supported. It is a community that pays attention to the social and physical needs of the person living with dementia. This webinar is ideal for members of hearing services (retail or support organizations) to find out how they can create a dementia-friendly community.
This presentation will cover:
• Understanding dementia and the lived experience
• The common signs of dementia
• Strategies for interaction
Date: November 3, 2025, at 3:00pm-4:00pm (Eastern Time)
Frontotemporal Dementia- Supporting this Journey as a Health Care Provider
Building on the learning points from the Frontotemporal Dementia webinar for the General Public, this session will provide health care workers with a very brief review of FTD, then offer opportunities for case scenario work.
Date: November 5, 2025, at 10:00am-11:00am (Eastern Time)
Working in Long Term Care Series: Session 2: Oral Care in Dementia
Learn about strategies to support the person living with dementia and their care partner(s) as they adjust to moving to Long Term Care.
Date: November 6, 2025, at 10:00am-11:00am (Eastern Time)
Intended audience: Health Care Providers, Care Partners
Loss and Grief
Explore the concept of ambiguous loss, develop coping strategies and gain understanding of feelings of grief when caring for a person living with dementia.
Date: November 6, 2025, at 4:00pm-5:00pm (Eastern Time)
Dementia Overview
This presentation will discuss the difference between changes that come with normal aging and when something is not normal, reversible causes for these changes, and a general understanding of dementia. It also will cover the different types of dementia, progression, and knowledge of dementia symptoms and their impact on the person living with dementia.
Date: November 7, 2025, at 10:00am-11:00am (Eastern Time)
An Understanding of Changing Behaviours with Dementia
This webinar is designed to help participants better understand behaviour changes with dementia and tips for supporting the individual.
Date: November 11, 2025, at 3:00pm-4:00pm (Eastern Time)
Understanding the Progression and Stages of Dementia
For most people living with dementia, the experience will include a changing range of symptoms. This webinar will provide an overview to understand what progression means in the context of dementia and how those changes affect all involved.
Date: November 13, 2025, at 5:00pm-6:00pm (Eastern Time)
Communication for Health Care Providers
This webinar will focus on providing participants with the knowledge of how communication can change over the course of the disease and ways to supportively communicate with a person living with dementia. Learning Objectives: Understand communication basics, recognize the impact dementia has on communication, and develop strategies to improve communication.
Date: November 17, 2025, at 4:00pm-5:00pm (Eastern Time)
Brain Health
Goals of this presentation include understanding the risk factors associated with developing dementia ,recognizing how lifestyle plays a role in your risk of developing dementia, and taking action to support brain health.
Date: November 18, 2025, at 11:00am-12:00pm (Eastern Time)
Three D's - Delirium, Depression, Dementia
Learn about the 3 D’s, prevalence of the 3 D’s, causes/risk factors, strategies to address each of the 3 D’s, and how you can support the person you are caring for while they are experiencing any of these conditions.
Date: November 18, 2025, at 2:00pm-3:00pm (Eastern Time)
Working in Long Term Care Series: Session 3: Personal Care in Long Term Care
Learn about strategies to support the person living with dementia and their care partner(s) as they adjust to moving to Long Term Care.
Date: November 20, 2025, at 10:00am-11:00am (Eastern Time)
Dementia-Friendly Communities: Retail
A Dementia-Friendly Community is a place where people living with dementia and their care partners are welcomed, included, and supported. It is a community that pays attention to the social and physical needs of the person living with dementia. This webinar is ideal for members of retail organizations to find out how you can create a dementia-friendly community.
This presentation will cover:
• Understanding dementia and the lived experience
• The common signs of dementia
• Strategies for interaction
Date: November 28, 2025, at 10:00am-11:00am (Eastern Time)
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out,
Tara Seney, Hon. BA
Public Education Manager
Alzheimer Society of Chatham-Kent
36 Memory Lane | Chatham ON | N7L 5M8
Tel: 519-352-1043 Ext: 233 Cell: 226-229-9893
tara@justasck.ca
www.alzheimer.ca/chathamkent
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