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Free Alzheimer’s care webinars offered in September

Akron Beacon Journal - 9/8/2020

The Alzheimer's Association Greater East Ohio Area Chapter will host a special Caregiver Lunch & Learn Webinar Series during September with topics that range from getting a dementia assessment to caring for yourself as a caregiver.

Dr. Natalie Kayani, medical director of geriatric medicine with Summa Health Senior Health Center, will be one of the guest speakers.

All sessions are free, and participants can register for one weekly webinar or several. The webinars occur every Wednesday of the month. Each session starts at noon and lasts for one hour. To register, call 800-272-3900. After registering, a link and a phone number to the session will be provided so you can attend even if you do not have internet service.

The topics are:

Sept. 9: Managing Swallowing and Feeding Difficulties.

Special guest: Sarah Vacha, speech language pathologist, will talk about swallowing and feeding strategies for caregivers at every stage of the disease.

Sept. 16: Exploring Dementia Assessments.

Special guest: Dr. Natalie Kayani, medical director of Geriatric Medicine at the Summa Health Senior Health Center, will share how to recognize problematic memory changes, what to expect during the dementia assessment and the specific questions a good assessment can answer.

Sept. 23: Adapting Activities for People with Dementia.

This program will provide strategies and recommendations for activities and talk about how to engage people in those activities.

Sept. 30: Caring for the Caregiver.

This webinar will discuss the impact of caregiver stress, the importance of self-care, and ways to stay healthy as a caregiver.

Alzheimer's disease is a fatal brain disease that cannot be prevented, slowed or cured. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia. There are 220,000 Ohioans living with the disease. For more information, call the Alzheimer's Association's 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900 or go to www.alz.org.

Beacon Journal consumer columnist and medical reporter Betty Lin-Fisher can be reached at 330-996-3724 or blinfisher@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow her @blinfisherABJ on Twitter or www.facebook.com/BettyLinFisherABJ and see all her stories at www.beaconjournal.com/topics/linfisher

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