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  • Normal Aging vs Not Normal Aging

    Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
    Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Place: Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region (1-403 Ontario St., St. Catharines)

    Description:

    Discover essential techniques like 'Hand-under-hand' in this workshop, designed for the middle to later stages of dementia. Learn to operate tools while your loved one actively participates, fostering a sense of control and involvement. Acquire skills that enhance communication and create a positive caregiving environment.

    These newly learned skills will enhance communication and enable care partners to shift from simply "dealing with the behaviors" to creating a positive and caring environment.

  • Late Stage, End Stage, Grief and Dying 

    Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025
    Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Place: Online (Zoom)

    Description:

    Join us to:

    • Explore what to expect in the late stages of dementia
    • Discuss living with anticipatory loss and how this changes when your loved one is dying
    • Understand the physical indicators of dying/approaching end of life
    • Examine the emotional aspects of supporting the dying
    • Consider strategies for adjusting after death

  • Legal & Financial Issues Related to Dementia

    Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
    Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Place: Online (Zoom)

    Description:

    Presented by: Erich Knerr, Treatment Decisions Consultant, Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee

    Learn about:

    • Powers of Attorney
    • Substitute Decision Maker
    • Capacity and Consent
    • Role of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee

  • Navigating Hallucinations and Delusions

    Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
    Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Place: Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region (1-403 Ontario St., St. Catharines)

    Description:

    The Navigating Responsive Behaviours Series is an opportunity to explore and understand changes in behaviour and learn helpful strategies to support people living with dementia.

    Hallucinations and delusions are symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. With hallucinations or delusions, people do not experience things as they really are. Join us as we discuss possible causes of hallucinations and delusions, and tips and strategies to support a person who is experiencing hallucinations and delusions.

  • Driving and Dementia

    Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
    Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Place: Online (Zoom)

    Description:

    One of the first and toughest issues families and caregivers will face when they receive a diagnosis of dementia is the question of driving safety.

    Join us for this session where we look at:

    • Driving skills evaluation
    • Deciding when to stop driving
    • Getting support for someone who has been asked to stop driving
    • Alternate transportation options in Niagara

  • Disorientation and Losing One’s Way

    Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
    Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Place: Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region (1-403 Ontario St., St. Catharines)

    Description:

    The Navigating Responsive Behaviours Series is an opportunity to explore and understand changes in behaviour and learn helpful strategies to support people living with dementia.

    Disorienting symptoms of dementia can cause a person living with dementia to walk away from home unattended, with the risk of becoming lost. Join us as we discuss possible causes, and tips and strategies to support a person living with dementia as they experience disorientation and may become lost.

  • Holiday Strategies

    Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
    Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Place: Online (Zoom)

    Description:

    While the holidays tend to be an exciting time, they can simultaneously be quite stressful for those who are balancing caring for someone living with dementia and organizing holiday festivities.

    Join us as we discuss various ways to help make this holiday season a fulfilling and relaxing one for both caregivers and individuals living with dementia.

    Topics include:

    • Meaningful Activities
    • Visiting & Hosting Family
    • Gift Ideas for Persons Living With Dementia
    • Self-Care Wish List

  • The Alzheimer Society Niagara Region is committed to providing the highest quality of support and services to our community. To help us understand better the population we serve, we are requesting additional demographic information. Gathering this information not only helps us tailor our programs to meet the unique needs of our community, but it also plays a crucial role in our ability to apply for and receive funding through Ontario Health and private grants, which require detailed demographic data to support our initiatives. As a healthcare custodian, we are responsible for collecting, managing, and protecting this information in compliance with all applicable privacy standards. Your participation in providing this data helps ensure that we can continue delivering effective, person-centered care to those impacted by dementia.

    If you prefer not to answer a specific question, you may choose that option in the questions drop box.

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