CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH DEMENTIA

CARING FOR SOMEONE WITH DEMENTIA – LEARNING THEFUNDAMENTALS AND SOME NEW APPROACHES – IT’S NOTWHAT YOU THINK.

Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—andbehavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities.There are several types of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease being the most well-known and prevalent.  Caring for a person with dementia is not easy and can take a severe physical and emotional toll. JoinSterling Care’s President, Steven Katz, JD, MBA, LLM,MPH, CPA, CMC, CDP, Certified Geriatric CareManager for this workshop as he discusses some of the fundamental techniques and new approaches to caring for a person with dementia that have been proven to lower caregiver stress and increase quality of life for all involved.  RSVP to Tatiana Nichifovora at tn@jfsgreenwich.org  or call 203-622-1881