This month at the Alzheimer Society.

Join the Alzheimer Society Kenora/Rainy River Districts for a virtual presentation about the Finding Your Way® Program. We will discuss knowing the risks which are associated with living with dementia, reducing those risks, and having a plan in case there is an incident.

Dementia expert Teepa Snow will discuss communication during her hour-long webinar.

Join our Zoom meeting and learn about the Warning Signs of Alzheimer disease.

A webinar for healthcare professionals in Newfoundland and Labrador designed to inform them on how they can connect people with dementia to information and support they need.

We are honoured and thrilled to host our 9th Annual Alzheimer Awareness Conference on Thursday, January 28, 2021. This event is designed to provide meaningful learning opportunities for care partner(s), individuals with dementia, health care professionals and the general public.

The Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland & Labrador is now offering its First Link Learning Series online, at no cost, to continue educating people with dementia and their families on how to live well with dementia.

Join the Alzheimer Society Kenora/Rainy River Districts for a virtual presentation about Brain Health & You.

The First Link® Memory Café Program is a collaborative program run by Mosaic<br />
Home Care and Alzheimer’s Society York Region for those living with memory issues and<br />
their caregivers. The workshops take place over Zoom.

Our Family Support Groups will now be available virtually!

Dementia expert Teepa Snow will be speaking to AS York guests three times in the new year.

This workshop will provide families with an overview of Alzheimer's disease and dementia and is offered in both English & French.

Learn more with geriatric psych nurse Jeannine Chemello about the types of behaviours people living with dementia sometimes experience. Get a better understanding of the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and learn how to respond with a problem-solving approach.

AS York hosts a virtual book launch Jan. 20 to celebrate the release of its book Hearts Linked by Courage Honouring Loved Ones and Caregivers on the Dementia Journey and the authors who made the book possible. The book was funded by the Carswell Family Foundation.

The Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland & Labrador is now offering its First Link Learning Series online, at no cost, to continue educating people with dementia and their families on how to live well with dementia.

Register for Art with Alice. When you register, you will receive art supplies that will be delivered prior to the event and a zoom link will be sent to your email before the session begins.<br />
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This virtual program is for caregivers of people living with dementia and includes an eight-week course and silent retreat.

Join Rhonda Crouse, RSW, Alzheimer Society of Oxford, and Nanette Bowen-Smith, OT Reg. (Ont), Thames Valley Family Health Team online to learn more about dementia and driving and preview a new website, the Driving and Dementia Roadmap*. <br />
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Photo Credit: Driving and Dementia Roadmap*

AS York and Tech Coaches are working together to provide caregivers of those living with dementia information to help boost digital literacy. A two-part webinar took place in December, with a repeated program Jan. 13 and 20.

The Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland & Labrador is now offering its First Link Learning Series online, at no cost, to continue educating people with dementia and their families on how to live well with dementia.

Join our Zoom meeting and learn how to make the most of a visit with someone who has dementia.

Care in the Later Stages, a virtual education session, helps people plan to provide quality-of-end-of-life care for people living with dementia.

January 12 & January 18, 2021.<br />
Learn about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, how to reduce risk factors and how the Alzheimer Society can help.

The Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland & Labrador is now offering First Link Learning Series online, at no cost, to continue educating people with dementia and their families on how to live well with dementia.

Minds in Motion is for people living with early to mid-stage dementia and their care partners. The program is running virtually and is funded by Catherine Booth and Michael Kirk, family and friends of Tarik and Feroze Mohammed and Alzheimer Society of Ontario.