Terra Vista of Oakbrook Terrace will be hosting its free monthly educational seminar on Alzheimer’s-dementia. This month’s session is entitled “Alzheimer’s Activities to Stay Engaged: Adding Fun and Meaning to Life” on Wednesday, April 19 at 2 p.m., at 1635 S. Ardmore Ave, Oakbrook Terrace. The presenter will be Terra Vista’s Alzheimer’s expert & certified dementia trainer Natalie McFarland, BSN, RN.
Natalie will explain why activities are beneficial to maintain and enhance cognition and give ideas for various activities that benefit someone with memory loss. She will also provide guidelines to follow when engaging in activities with a loved one with dementia, as well as examples of activities for different stages of Alzheimer’s.
Terra Vista also provides regular caregiver support groups for those in the community caring for family member with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The next support group meeting is scheduled to meet Tuesday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m.
For more information, visit terravista.org or call Nancy McCaffrey at (630) 534-0886.
Terra Vista of Oakbrook Terrace will be hosting its free monthly educational seminar on Alzheimer’s-dementia. This month’s session is entitled “Alzheimer’s Activities to Stay Engaged: Adding Fun and Meaning to Life” on Wednesday, April 19 at 2 p.m., at 1635 S. Ardmore Ave, Oakbrook Terrace. The presenter will be Terra Vista’s Alzheimer’s expert & certified dementia trainer Natalie McFarland, BSN, RN. The seminar may be very beneficial to those who want to learn about treatments and activities that may help alleviate the symptoms of dementia. Through these presentations, people could learn about treatments like Dementia music therapy that could help elderly people improve their memory and cognitive skills. Music has been shown to not only elicit a positive reaction when hearing music from your past, but it can also evoke special memories and elicit responses in seniors with dementia. This type of information can only be provided by a doctor or the experts who usually host these types of seminars.
Natalie may explain why activities are beneficial to maintain and enhance cognition and give ideas for various activities that benefit someone with memory loss. She will also provide guidelines to follow when engaging in activities with a loved one with dementia, as well as examples of activities for different stages of Alzheimer’s.
Terra Vista also provides regular caregiver support groups for those in the community caring for family member with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The next support group meeting is scheduled to meet Tuesday, April 25 at 10:30 a.m.
For more information, visit terravista.org or call Nancy McCaffrey at (630) 534-0886.
