This month at the Alzheimer Society.
September 2024
Brain Wave Café Welland
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
St. Catharines Support Group
This Time Limited 8-session biweekly support group will provide guidance and coping mechanisms according to the needs and interests of the group.
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.
Le Petit Café
Restez en contact avec vos amis et rencontrez-en de nouveaux en participant ensemble à des activités cérébrales saines !
Young Onset Dementia
Distinguishing Young onset dementia from Late onset dementia, developing a basic understanding of the genetic component of Young onset dementia, and more.
Brain Wave Café Ridgeway
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
Grimsby Support Group
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.
Qigong Exercise
Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.
Brain Wave Café St. Catharines
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
Brain Wave Café Beamsville
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
Dementia Education Series: Next Steps & Care Essentials (Afternoon)
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.
Support for Care Partners
An introduction to being a care partner to someone living with dementia.
Evening Support Group
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.
Sole Mates Walking Group
The Sole Mates walking group will meet each Friday for outdoor walks in the community. Walking has so many benefits for our physical health but it is also good for our mental health, especially when we walk together!
Dementia-Friendly Communities
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.
Virtual Brain Wave Café
Our virtual Brain Wave Café is a drop-in group offering a welcoming place online for people to meet regularly and share their experiences.
Qigong Exercise
Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.
Minds in Motion
Minds in Motion® is a physical activity and brain stimulation program for people with dementia and their care partners.
Men's Social and Support Group
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.
Welland Support Group
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.
Brain Wave Café Niagara Falls
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
Legal & Financial Issues Related to Dementia
Learn about Powers of Attorney, capacity and consent, and more in our online webinar.
Qigong Exercise
Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Support Group
Join us for our Support Group in Niagara-on-the-Lake on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month!
Sole Mates Walking Group
The Sole Mates walking group will meet each Friday for outdoor walks in the community. Walking has so many benefits for our physical health but it is also good for our mental health, especially when we walk together!
Qigong Exercise
Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.
Vascular Dementia: An Overview
Vascular dementia is the most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. This webinar will provide an overview of the different causes of this type of dementia, support strategies and resources.
Connections First
Join us for an interactive session that explores living well with or without memory changes.
Brain Wave Café Welland
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
St. Catharines Support Group
This Time Limited 8-session biweekly support group will provide guidance and coping mechanisms according to the needs and interests of the group.
Le Petit Café
Restez en contact avec vos amis et rencontrez-en de nouveaux en participant ensemble à des activités cérébrales saines !
Brain Wave Café Ridgeway
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
Advisory Coffee Break
Join us for a coffee and help us raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region. All are welcome!
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.
Grimsby Support Group
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.
Qigong Exercise
Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.
Brain Wave Café Beamsville
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
Brain Wave Café St. Catharines
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
Person-Centred Care
This ALZeducate workshop will introduce you to the idea of person-centred care and provide you with time to reflect on and discuss with others how to use person-centred care in your work.
Evening Support Group
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.
McDonald's Coffee Day
Make your coffee count this September and support Niagara's dementia community!
Sole Mates Walking Group
The Sole Mates walking group will meet each Friday for outdoor walks in the community. Walking has so many benefits for our physical health but it is also good for our mental health, especially when we walk together!
The Power of Physical Activity and Social Connection
In recognition of World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21st, this session will explore the impact that physical activity and social connection can have on overall brain health and well-being – especially for people living with dementia.
Brain Health
Understand the risk factors associated with developing dementia, recognize how lifestyle plays a role in your risk of developing dementia, and take action to support brain health.
Qigong Exercise
Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.
Aging and the Senses
This presentation will cover sensory changes that occur with aging, reflecting on what a person may experience physically as they age, and identifying issues related to activities of daily living and/or instrumental activities of daily living for aging clients/residents.
Working in Long Term Care Series: Session 3: 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.
Brain Wave Café Niagara Falls
Stay connected with friends and meet some new ones as you participate in healthy brain activities together!
Qigong Exercise
Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.
Niagara-on-the-Lake Support Group
Join us for our Support Group in Niagara-on-the-Lake on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month!
Sole Mates Walking Group
The Sole Mates walking group will meet each Friday for outdoor walks in the community. Walking has so many benefits for our physical health but it is also good for our mental health, especially when we walk together!
Qigong Exercise
Join us online for a gentle exercise class suitable for all persons living with dementia and care partners.