Calendar of Events
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To receive our weekly Calendar of Events email, contact agingstudies@vcu.edu August 1, Richmond - Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter hosts Coffee and Conversation – Men’s Meeting, 10:30 a.m., Spring Arbor Cottage of Richmond, 10601 Barbara Lane, Richmond. Part educational, part support group, men with a dementia diagnosis meet to discuss a topic relevant to life with dementia. Register here: http://bit.ly/2J5Yt9y August 6, Burkeville - Five Skills for a Better Life. Presenter: Sadie C. Hawthorne. 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., Piedmont Geriatric Hospital. $25, including lunch, or $42 with CEUs. Please enroll by July 30 by emailing christy.ballou@dbhds.virginia.gov. August 15, Richmond – Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter will hold its monthly Memory Café, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Great Hope Baptist Church, 2101 Venable Street, Richmond. Memory Café provides an opportunity for persons with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, their families and caregivers to have significant experiences apart from their daily routines. Participants enjoy intellectual, emotional and physical stimulation. Lunch is provided. For more information please call 804.967.2580 August 16, Leesburg - Loudoun County Agency on Aging presents a screening of Gen Silent. 742 Miller Dr. SE, 1-3 p.m. RSVP to aaasupport@loudoun.gov or 703-771-5407. August 16, Midlothian – Fall Classes at LLI. The Lifelong Learning Institute in Chesterfield will be releasing their Fall Catalog onsite and online on Friday, August 16! For more information, visit www.LLIChesterfield.org or e-mail info@LLIChesterfield.org. August 23, Chesapeake - Senior Advocate Professional Development Summit, 10:30AM - 3:30PM at Chesapeake Regional Library (298 Cedar Rd.) Calling all health care professionals to join us for this free Summit to promote greater personal and organizational development. RSVP to www.SeniorAdvocate.live or call 757-724-7001. August 27, Midlothian– Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond Chapter is offering Music and Dementia, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Spring Arbor Cottage of Salisbury. This program focuses on the role of social engagement in promoting healthy aging through the experience of music. Music is a powerful stimulus for affirming personal identity and increasing social connectedness for persons with dementia. The experience of music is preserved in most instances of dementia and is very resistant to decline. You may register on line at http://bit.ly/2XxzJ2N August 27, Richmond – Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond hosts Coffee and Conversation, 6-7 p.m., Manor House, 13500 North Gayton Road, Richmond. Part educational, part support group, persons with dementia, their families and caregivers meet monthly to discuss a topic relevant to life with dementia. For more information call 804.967.2580. August 28, Burkeville - PGI Workshop: Dealing Effectively with Difficult Communication Issues in the Workplace (The Basics). Presenter Sherry Avery, BSN, RN-BC, is currently a Nurse Trainer at Piedmont Geriatric Hospital on the Nottoway Campus. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $25 per person or $42 with CEUs. To register email christy.ballou@dbhds.virginia.gov. August 30, North Chesterfield - Alzheimer’s Association Greater Richmond hosts Dementia Conversations, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Bensley Recreation Center, 2900 Drewrys Bluff Road, North Chesterfield, offering helpful tips to assist families in having honest and caring conversations with family members about dementia. The program reinforces the need to plan ahead and build a care team that communicates well in order to reduce the stress that can accompany a disease like Alzheimer’s and connects you with helpful resources to enhance quality of life for everyone involved. You may register on line at http://bit.ly/2NKugRw September 5, Burkeville - PGI Workshop: Trauma Informed Care & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Instructor Deirdre Ramirez, RN, MSN, is a Nurse Educator at Piedmont Geriatric Hospital. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $25 per person or $42 with CEUs. To register email christy.ballou@dbhds.virginia.gov. September 17, Richmond - Senior Connections presents Decluttering and Downsizing - You Can’t Take it With You! 24 East Cary St. 11:30 - 1 p.m. Advance registration is required as lunch is provided. Limited to first 25 participants. Registration deadline: September 13. Register online or call 804.672.4498. For more information, contact Dee Caras at dcaras@youraaa.org. AgeWell VA Previous Weekly Newsletters
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