This month at the Alzheimer Society.

March 2024

What types of events are you looking for?

Virtual Brain Wave Café

Niagara Region
Fri, Mar 1, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Online

Our virtual Brain Wave Café is a drop-in group offering a welcoming place online for people to meet regularly and share their experiences.

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Dementia Overview for Health Care Providers

Niagara Region
Fri, Mar 1, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Online

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.

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Qigong Exercise

Niagara Region
Mon, Mar 4, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online

Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.

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Communication for Care Partners

Niagara Region
Tue, Mar 5, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Online

Understand communication basics, recognize the impact dementia has on communication, and develop strategies to improve communication.

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Next Steps & Care Essentials (Afternoon)

Niagara Region
05 - 26 March 2024
Offline

4-part series offering an opportunity for families and friends of individuals with a diagnosis of dementia to learn more about dementia, develop caregiving strategies, and become familiar with community resources and supports.

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Brain Wave Café Welland

Niagara Region
Tue, Mar 5, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Adult Child Support Group

Niagara Region
Tue, Mar 5, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online

This 8 session support group explores the unique challenges faced by adults caring for a parent who is living with dementia.

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Understanding Frontotemporal Dementia

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 6, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Online

Join us to learn more about Frontotemporal Dementia - a progressive dementia that can lead to problems with thinking, movement, behaviours, and mood.

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Le Petit Café

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 6, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Offline

Restez en contact avec vos amis et rencontrez-en de nouveaux en participant ensemble à des activités cérébrales saines !

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Art Expressions

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 6, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Art Expressions is a painting class for individuals living with dementia and their care partners - no experience required!

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Brain Wave Café Ridgeway

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 6, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Grimsby Support Group

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 7, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Offline

Do you feel alone on your journey as a care partner to someone who is living with dementia? Join other care partners for peer support and to learn new strategies that may help to decrease your stress.

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Qigong Exercise

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 7, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online

Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.

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Brain Wave Café Beamsville

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 7, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Brain Wave Cafe St. Catharines

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 7, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Long Distance Caregiving

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 7, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Online

Gain practical tips and strategies for providing support from a distance while exploring the unique issues and challenges of long distance caregiving.

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Evening Support Group

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 7, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online

Join other care partners virtually on the first and third Thursday of the month for peer support and to learn new strategies that may help to decrease your stress.

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Qigong Exercise

Niagara Region
Mon, Mar 11, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online

Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.

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Men's Social and Support Group

Niagara Region
Tue, Mar 12, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Offline

Do you feel alone on your journey as a male care partner to someone who is living with dementia? Join us for peer support and to learn new strategies that may help to decrease your stress.

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Welland Support Group

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 13, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Offline

Do you feel alone on your journey as a care partner to someone who is living with dementia? Join other care partners for peer support and to learn new strategies that may help to decrease your stress.

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Brain Wave Café Niagara Falls

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 13, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Young Onset Dementia Care Partner Group

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 13, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online

This online facilitated group is intended to connect people who are caring for a person living with Young Onset Dementia (dementia diagnosed prior to age 65).

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Qigong Exercise

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online

Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.

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Young Onset Dementia

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 14, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Online

Distinguishing Young onset dementia from Late onset dementia, developing a basic understanding of the genetic component of Young onset dementia, and more.

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Qigong Exercise

Niagara Region
Mon, Mar 18, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online

Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.

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Talk Tuesdays

Niagara Region
Tue, Mar 19, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Online

Talk Tuesdays, hosted by the Education Staff, give care partners a chance to get together and talk about practical methods for supporting a loved one who is living with dementia.

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Brain Wave Café Welland

Niagara Region
Tue, Mar 19, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Adult Child Support Group

Niagara Region
Tue, Mar 19, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online

This 8 session support group explores the unique challenges faced by adults caring for a parent who is living with dementia.

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Le Petit Café

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 20, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Offline

Restez en contact avec vos amis et rencontrez-en de nouveaux en participant ensemble à des activités cérébrales saines !

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Art Expressions

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 20, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Art Expressions is a painting class for individuals living with dementia and their care partners - no experience required!

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Brain Wave Café Ridgeway

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 20, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Positive Approaches to Care (PAC)

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 21, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Offline

This workshop focuses on Positive Approach to Care "care partnering" techniques, including Positive Physical Approach™ (PPA) and Hand Under Hand™ (HUH).

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Grimsby Support Group

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 21, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Offline

Do you feel alone on your journey as a care partner to someone who is living with dementia? Join other care partners for peer support and to learn new strategies that may help to decrease your stress.

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Power of Music

Niagara Region
21 March - 25 April 2024
Offline

Join us for the Power of Music program where we will reminisce to our favourite songs and participate in music-themed activities.

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Qigong Exercise

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 21, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online

Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.

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Brain Wave Café St. Catharines

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 21, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Brain Wave Café Beamsville

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 21, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Evening Support Group

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 21, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online

Join other care partners virtually on the first and third Thursday of the month for peer support and to learn new strategies that may help to decrease your stress.

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Qigong Exercise

Niagara Region
Mon, Mar 25, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online

Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.

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Living Safely in the Community

Niagara Region
Mon, Mar 25, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Online

Enhance your awareness of the risks of someone living with dementia going missing and some reasons why this may happen.

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Community Talks: Dancer Not Dementia

Niagara Region
Tue, Mar 26, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Offline

Join us for an afternoon event presented in collaboration with the First Ontario PAC and the Canadian National Ballet School, showcasing a screening of "Dancer Not Dementia", an interactive demonstration, and more.

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Dementia-Friendly Communities: Retail Sector

Niagara Region
Tue, Mar 26, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Online

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.

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St. Catharines Support Group

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 27, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Offline

This closed 8-session biweekly support group will provide guidance and coping mechanisms according to the needs and interests of the group.

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Brain Wave Café Niagara Falls

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 27, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Offline

Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!

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Driving and Dementia

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 27, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Offline

One of the first and toughest issues families and caregivers will face when they receive a diagnosis of dementia is the question of driving safety.

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Young Onset Dementia Care Partner Group

Niagara Region
Wed, Mar 27, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Online

This online facilitated group is intended to connect people who are caring for a person living with Young Onset Dementia (dementia diagnosed prior to age 65).

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Free Haircuts for Care Partners

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 28, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Offline

Our free haircuts for care partners returns! Join us on the last Thursday of each month. Spots are limited, so book your appointment today by calling us at 905-687-3914⁠

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Qigong Exercise

Niagara Region
Thu, Mar 28, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Online

Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.

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