The Alzheimer Society of B.C. continues to provide Delta residents affected by dementia with practical tips and information through its regular webinar series.
The full list of webinars offered by the Alzheimer Society of B.C. for May and June is as follows:
* Targeted strategies for challenging behaviours (Wednesday, May 26, 2 p.m.): Learn specific strategies for responding to behaviours that dementia caregivers most commonly ask us about, including wanting to go home and asking about deceased relatives.
* Living safely with dementia (Wednesday, June 2, 2 p.m.): Explore how people living with dementia and their families can live safely in the community.
* Music and the brain: Key considerations for dementia (Wednesday, June 9 at 10 a.m.): Guest speaker Chelsea Mackinnon explores the links between music, connection and communication and to discuss musical strategies for dementia and how music may contribute to decreased risk of developing dementia. You will come away with numerous practical tools that you can use.
* Driving and dementia (Wednesday, June 16 at 2 p.m.): Learn how dementia may affect a person’s driving abilities and strategies to ease the transition for driving cessation.
* Lived experience: Strategies I wish I’d known (Thursday, June 24 at 10 a.m.): Continue the discussion with people living with dementia who share some tips and strategies for living well with dementia.
To register for any of these webinars, or to access free recorded webinars, visit alzbc.org/webinars.
