Support Groups for Alzheimers Association
February 09, 2018
January 18, 2018
Contact: Shonnie Carroll
Volunteer Coordinator
Office: 804.967.2575
scarroll@alz.org
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION GREATER RICHMOND CHAPTER TO OFFER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY
Education Programs – Tri-Cities:
The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter will be offering the following educational programs to the general public during the month of February. Advance registration is required.
February 15th; 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Love Your Brain and Body
Dinwiddie Public Library
14103 Boydton Plank Road
Dinwiddie, VA 23841
Advance registration is required by calling 800-272-3900.
February 21st; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Love Your Brain and Body
Petersburg Public Library
201 West Washington Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Advance registration is required by calling 800-272-3900.
February 27th; 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Understanding and Responding to Dementia
Dunlop House
235 Dunlop Farms Blvd.
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Advance registration is required by calling 800-272-3900.
February 28th; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia – The Early Stage
Sunflower Gardens, N.
5305 Plaza Drive
Hopewell, VA 23860
Advance registration is required by calling 800-272-3900.
FEBRUARY SUPPORT GROUPS
Support Groups:
Each month, the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter conducts Support Group meetings to provide the community with an opportunity to meet for mutual support and to exchange coping skills. These groups provide the opportunity for participants to maintain their own health and well-being, while enhancing their ability to care for their loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
Specialty Support Groups:
February 6th and February 20th; 4:30 p.m.
Younger Onset – Newly Diagnosed
Support group for individual with Alzheimer’s and their care partner. Pre-screening is required.
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 13th; 4:30 p.m.
For Caregivers and Persons with Dementia
Separate, concurrent groups for family members are available. Prescreening is required. For information on this group, please call 804-967-2592.
February 13th; 4:30 p.m.
Engagement Group
Support group designed for persons in the moderate stages of Alzheimer’s; and participants engage in a variety of activities including animal, art, and music therapy. A separate, concurrent support group for family members will be held. Please call 804-967-2598 for more information.
FEBRUARY SUPPORT GROUPS CONTINUED
February 22nd; 1:30 p.m.
Early Stage Support Group
Support group for individual with Alzheimer’s and their care partner. Pre-screening is required. Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
Support Groups for Caregivers:
February 6th; 10:30 a.m.
Second Branch Baptist Church
12217 Second Branch Road
Chesterfield, VA 23838
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 6th; 3 p.m.
First Baptist Church
401 N. Second Avenue
Hopewell, VA 23860
Please call 804-446-5860 for more information.
February 14th; 10 a.m.
New Life United Methodist Church
900 Old Hundred Road
Midlothian, VA 23114
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 14th; 4 p.m.
Petersburg Public Library
201 W. Washington Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Please call 804-446-5860 for more information.
February 15th; 7 p.m.
Lucy Corr Village
6800 Lucy Corr Court
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 20th; 2 p.m.
Bon Air Methodist Church
1645 Buford Road
N. Chesterfield, VA 23235
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 20th; 7 p.m.
Brandermill Woods Health Care Center
2100 Brandermill Parkway
Midlothian, VA 23112
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 22nd; 5:30 p.m.
dayBreaks Adult Day Care
2405 Dovercourt Drive
Midlothian, VA 23113
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
Memory Cafes:
The Alzheimer's Association's Memory Cafés offer a fun and relaxed way for people living with early-stage memory loss to get connected with one another through social events that promote interaction and companionship. This is a place where the care partner can receive information while connecting and sharing with other people in similar situations. The bonds formed in Memory Cafés often last throughout the continuum of the disease and become an additional support for those involved.
February 28th; 11 a.m.
Jencare Senior Medical Center
524 Southpark Blvd.
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
Memory Cafes Continued:
February 28th; 3 p.m.
Perk’s Coffee Shop
8 W. Bank Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Please call 804-446-5860 for more information.
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ABOUT THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION GREATER RICHMOND CHAPTER
The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter was established in 1981 and its mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias through the promotion of brain health. In Virginia, 140,000 individuals live with Alzheimer’s, including 26,000 in the 24 counties and 5 cities served by the Greater Richmond Chapter. The chapter serves persons with any dementia disease, not just individuals with Alzheimer’s, and ninety-percent of our programs and services are offered free of charge. Last year, the Greater Richmond Chapter assisted more than 11,000 neighbors and answered over 2,100 Helpline calls from individuals seeking information and resources, wanting tips for caregiving, or those just needing someone to listen.
Contact: Shonnie Carroll
Volunteer Coordinator
Office: 804.967.2575
scarroll@alz.org
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION GREATER RICHMOND CHAPTER TO OFFER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY
Education Programs – Tri-Cities:
The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter will be offering the following educational programs to the general public during the month of February. Advance registration is required.
February 15th; 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Love Your Brain and Body
Dinwiddie Public Library
14103 Boydton Plank Road
Dinwiddie, VA 23841
Advance registration is required by calling 800-272-3900.
February 21st; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Love Your Brain and Body
Petersburg Public Library
201 West Washington Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Advance registration is required by calling 800-272-3900.
February 27th; 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Understanding and Responding to Dementia
Dunlop House
235 Dunlop Farms Blvd.
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Advance registration is required by calling 800-272-3900.
February 28th; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia – The Early Stage
Sunflower Gardens, N.
5305 Plaza Drive
Hopewell, VA 23860
Advance registration is required by calling 800-272-3900.
FEBRUARY SUPPORT GROUPS
Support Groups:
Each month, the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter conducts Support Group meetings to provide the community with an opportunity to meet for mutual support and to exchange coping skills. These groups provide the opportunity for participants to maintain their own health and well-being, while enhancing their ability to care for their loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia.
Specialty Support Groups:
February 6th and February 20th; 4:30 p.m.
Younger Onset – Newly Diagnosed
Support group for individual with Alzheimer’s and their care partner. Pre-screening is required.
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 13th; 4:30 p.m.
For Caregivers and Persons with Dementia
Separate, concurrent groups for family members are available. Prescreening is required. For information on this group, please call 804-967-2592.
February 13th; 4:30 p.m.
Engagement Group
Support group designed for persons in the moderate stages of Alzheimer’s; and participants engage in a variety of activities including animal, art, and music therapy. A separate, concurrent support group for family members will be held. Please call 804-967-2598 for more information.
FEBRUARY SUPPORT GROUPS CONTINUED
February 22nd; 1:30 p.m.
Early Stage Support Group
Support group for individual with Alzheimer’s and their care partner. Pre-screening is required. Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
Support Groups for Caregivers:
February 6th; 10:30 a.m.
Second Branch Baptist Church
12217 Second Branch Road
Chesterfield, VA 23838
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 6th; 3 p.m.
First Baptist Church
401 N. Second Avenue
Hopewell, VA 23860
Please call 804-446-5860 for more information.
February 14th; 10 a.m.
New Life United Methodist Church
900 Old Hundred Road
Midlothian, VA 23114
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 14th; 4 p.m.
Petersburg Public Library
201 W. Washington Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Please call 804-446-5860 for more information.
February 15th; 7 p.m.
Lucy Corr Village
6800 Lucy Corr Court
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 20th; 2 p.m.
Bon Air Methodist Church
1645 Buford Road
N. Chesterfield, VA 23235
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 20th; 7 p.m.
Brandermill Woods Health Care Center
2100 Brandermill Parkway
Midlothian, VA 23112
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
February 22nd; 5:30 p.m.
dayBreaks Adult Day Care
2405 Dovercourt Drive
Midlothian, VA 23113
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
Memory Cafes:
The Alzheimer's Association's Memory Cafés offer a fun and relaxed way for people living with early-stage memory loss to get connected with one another through social events that promote interaction and companionship. This is a place where the care partner can receive information while connecting and sharing with other people in similar situations. The bonds formed in Memory Cafés often last throughout the continuum of the disease and become an additional support for those involved.
February 28th; 11 a.m.
Jencare Senior Medical Center
524 Southpark Blvd.
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Please call 804-967-2580 for more information.
Memory Cafes Continued:
February 28th; 3 p.m.
Perk’s Coffee Shop
8 W. Bank Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Please call 804-446-5860 for more information.
# # #
ABOUT THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION GREATER RICHMOND CHAPTER
The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter was established in 1981 and its mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias through the promotion of brain health. In Virginia, 140,000 individuals live with Alzheimer’s, including 26,000 in the 24 counties and 5 cities served by the Greater Richmond Chapter. The chapter serves persons with any dementia disease, not just individuals with Alzheimer’s, and ninety-percent of our programs and services are offered free of charge. Last year, the Greater Richmond Chapter assisted more than 11,000 neighbors and answered over 2,100 Helpline calls from individuals seeking information and resources, wanting tips for caregiving, or those just needing someone to listen.
Contact:
Betsy Townes, Operations Coordinator
btownes@alz.org, (804) 967-2547
