SUPPORT

A POSITIVE APPROACH TO DEMENTIA CARE
Thursday, February 8, 2024;
10:00 am-12:00 pm -OR- 1:00-3:00 pm
RSVP with YoloCares, (530) 758-5566

YoloCares is offering a free workshop series focused on dementia care . Hosted in partnership with Positive Approach to Care (PAC), the two-session workshop series will be offered at the Woodland Senior Center and will be free of charge to attendees.YoloCares, the Sacramento Valley’s leading provider of end-of-life care and caregiver resources, is offering a free workshop series focused on dementia care on Thursday, February 8th. Hosted in partnership with Positive Approach to Care (PAC), the twosession workshop series will be offered at the Woodland Senior Center and will be free of charge to attendees. YoloCares, in partnership with Your Home Assistant, will offer free in-home respite care for participants who are primary caregivers to dependent seniors during workshops, free of charge. Availability is limited to 14 families and will be offered on a first come, first served basis. PAC is a nonprofit advocacy and educational organization led by Teepa Snow, one of the world’s leading experts in dementia and other forms of brain change. The mission of PAC is to destigmatize dementia and other forms of brain change through public education and workshops for caregivers and clinicians. Beth A. D. Nolan, Ph.D. will lead each session and serves as the Director of Research and Policy for PAC. Formerly an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health, Dr. Nolan received her Ph.D. in applied gerontology. She has worked with a variety of human service agencies to implement evidence-based programs for behavioral health, criminal justice, medicine, and senior living, and now works to help move caregivers to become care partners. The workshop series, “A Positive Approach to Dementia Care,” will offer two unique sessions which will explore the intricacies of dementia, how the disease progresses, and will offer insights and strategies to help caregivers improve daily interactions with their loved ones. “Caregivers of loved ones living with dementia often find themselves unsure of how to respond to their loved one as their moods and behavior changes—it can feel bewildering if you don’t understand how dementia affects the brain. This workshop will give caregivers a great set of tools and will help them develop empathy and understanding for their loved one’s journey with dementia,” says Louise Joyce, Director of Community Programs. This workshop series is funded through the support of the Sutter Health Foundation & Arthur Rupe Foundation.

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