Dementia Dialogues
Thursdays,
February 12 - March 12, 2015
1:00 pm -
2:30 pm
at St
Mark's United Methodist Church
616
Quincy Rd., Seneca
Dementia
Dialogues is a 5 part learning experience designed to educate individuals who
care for persons who exhibit signs and symptoms associated with Alzheimer's
Disease or related dementias. Each session is approximately one and one half
hours in length. This program is offered at no cost to participants through the
Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina and the
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Below is
a list of what we cover in each of the five sessions:
1. The
Basic Facts, and introduction to dementia
2.
Keeping the Dialogue Going: Talking to people with dementia
3.
Environment and safety issues, eating, bathing
4.
Challenging Behaviors: wandering, incontinence, sundowning
5. More
Challenging Behaviors: repetitive behaviors, yelling, agitation, rummaging,
etc.
The class
is free. Registration, although not required, is recommended. Email name and
phone number to elehmacher@gmail.com.
Participants can attend only one (or a few) of the
sessions. Previous sessions are not a prerequisite. Caregivers who need care
for a person with dementia may call the Alzheimer's Association to request a
free caregiver at: 800-272-3900. (Please call at least 2 weeks in advance.)
During
class, another group will be offered for care recipients offering activities
for people with early or mid-stage dementia led by Dr. Cheryl Dye and Clemson
University students. Board games, drawing, and music will be used to stimulate
brain function and improve mood. Room for 10 participants is available. Email tcheryl@clemson.edu to reserve a spot in the care
recipient group.
