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Support Groups
Monthly Caregiver's
Support Groups
The Alzheimer’s caregiver’s
support group meetings offer an opportunity for caregivers to meet
others who are facing similar challenges and to learn more about
Alzheimer’s disease and effective coping strategies. The Adult
Children Support Group is designed specifically to meet the needs
of adults who have a parent with Alzheimer’s disease or a related
disorder. The focus of this group is on issues, concerns, and
questions adult children face as they provide care to a parent
with memory loss or as they strive to learn more about memory
impairment. The Nursing Home/Assisted Living Issues Support Group
is a discussion group focusing on the needs of family members of
nursing home or assisted living facility residents. Topics of
discussion include the care plan process, how to be active in your
loved one’s care, state and federal regulations governing nursing
homes and assisted living facilities, how to resolve concerns and
communicate with facility staff, and how to make your visits more
meaningful. This group is a closed meeting for family members
only.
Early-Stage Alzheimer’s
Support Group
The ElderCare Resource Center
offers a support group designed for individuals who have
early-stage dementia and are seeking information and support. This
group includes discussion on topics such as questions and concerns
about memory loss, coping with changes and feelings related to
memory loss, adjusting to new situations, wellness, and support
systems. This group of six to ten individuals meets twice per
month for a four-month period. A concurrent group is offered at
the same location for the caregivers or spouses of these
individuals. Interested participants must be interviewed prior to
the first group session to determine whether or not this type of
group is right for them. For more information or to refer a
potential participant, please call
(561) 471-3122 or 800-209-4342.
Teen Support Group
ElderCare Resource Center is
pleased to provide assistance and support to families affected by
memory impairment. Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of memory
impairment affect not only the patient, but also his/her family
members. This includes individuals of all ages. In an effort to
meet the needs of the entire family, the ElderCare Resource Center
has developed a program for teens.
Our teen support program
offers an opportunity for teens that have a grandparent or parent
with memory impairment, such as Alzheimer’s disease or
multi-infarct dementia, to learn more about these illnesses and
ways to cope with the changes in their family members.
This support group, focuses on
issues, concerns, and questions teens face as their families cope
with changes in a family member affected by memory impairment like
Alzheimer’s disease. Topics addressed at these meetings will
include: 1) info on memory loss; 2) how to communicate with a
memory-impaired person; 3) discussion about feelings related to
having a family member with memory loss; and 4) activity ideas for
visiting a memory-impaired person. |
