Family Education

• Learn about Alzheimer’s disease, including signs and symptoms, stages of the disease, supports for family members, and community resources
• Download flyer from http://www.ctclearinghouse.org/newsletters/customer-files/73-Courier-Online-February-2010.pdf for more information

RSVP Requested: 1.800.232.4424

Enjoy a full mental workout and learn skills to strengthen your short-term and long-term memory capabilities

• Participate in a Lively Minds™ workshop designed by the New England Cognitive Center, a stimulating, interactive and fun approach to improving your memory

RSVP Required to Erica DeFrancesco

Memory Screenings for Suffield Residents ONLY at the Suffield Ambulance Center
• The Suffield Emergency Aid Association will sponsor free Memory Screenings at the Amiel & Mary Anne Zak Ambulance Center, 143 Bridge Street.
• Professionals from the Alzheimer’s Resource Center of CT, Inc will be utilizing a comprehensive confidential approach to memory screenings and associated services. If the memory screening indicates possible memory concerns, consultation and recommendations for follow-up will be available.
• During the memory screening activities, the memory care specialists will also provide information and coaching services for families with relatives who already have a diagnosis of memory impairment.
• Memory screens are a simple and safe evaluation tool that checks memory and other thinking skills with the objective of timely detection and intervention for memory problems. The screen itself will last about 10-15 minutes.
• Space is limited to 12 participants for screening and 6 family consultations. Please register by calling The Suffield EAA at (860) 668-1986.

• Learn the benefits of our Adult Day and Early Memory Loss Programs and connect with our support services that can help you to manage providing care at home
• Dementia care specialists will be available to talk with family members about Alzheimer’s disease and available support programs
RSVP Required to Erica DeFrancesco

Early Memory Loss, presented by Harry Morgan, MD, Medical Director, Alzheimer’s Resource Center

• What are the signs and symptoms of mild cognitive impairment and early memory loss?
• Learn about The MindFULL Café, an innovative program at the Alzheimer’s Resource Center designed to meet the unique needs of people experiencing early memory loss

RSVP required to (860) 628-3020 or to edefrancesco@arc-ct.org

Presented by Eileen O’Connor Smith, BSN, RNC, Director of Nursing Services, April Fausch Cullum, MA, MT-BC, Music Therapist, and Irena Delahunty, Psy.D., M.Div., S.T.M., Chaplain

• Enjoy wine and cheese in the Alzheimer’s Resource Center’s Art Gallery
• Gain a unique understanding of Alzheimer’s disease through the artist’s lens

RSVP required to (860) 628-3020 or to edefrancesco@arc-ct.org