Caregiver Trainings
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Creating Confident Caregiver Trainings 2013
If you or someone you know is caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia or memory loss we want you to be aware of an excellent opportunity and empowering resource for family caregivers in southeastern Michigan. The AAA 1-B and the Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Michigan and Michigan Great Lakes Chapters are offering a FREE educational training program for family members who are caring for a person with a dementia related illness in Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair and Washtenaw Counties in 2013. Please see below for current locations and dates.
Download the Creating Confident Caregiver Brochure.
The Creating Confident Caregivers (CCC) training program has been proven to reduce caregiver stress by providing caregivers with useful tools and information. The CCC program is not a support group, but an opportunity to learn new information and strategies that will make the job of caregiving easier and more rewarding. Caregivers will be able to take a step back from their demands, learn about the progressiveness of the disease of dementia, how it impacts their loved one, learn strategies to manage difficult behaviors, and how to manage their own well-being.
Caregivers will learn strategies to:
- Reduce caregiver stress
- Improve caregiver confidence
- Create a positive caregiving environment
- Plan daily activities for your loved one based on their strengths
- Deal with behaviors caused by dementia and its effects on the brain
The CCC trainings are held for two hours, once a week for six weeks (see below for training locations, dates and times). On site respite care will also be available to participants free of charge. All materials, flyers, and training books are provided by the AAA 1-B, and there is no cost for the caregiver to attend this training. The class is limited to 12 participants. Up to three members from one family can attend a training together. Caregivers should plan to attend all six sessions to get the full benefit from the program.
The Creating Confident Caregivers Program utilizes training methods from the University of Minnesota’s Savvy Caregiver Program. The CCC program is supported, in part, by the U.S. Administration on Aging through its Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States, the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B, The Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Michigan Chapter, and the Alzheimer’s Association – Michigan Great Lakes Chapter.
Locations, dates, and times offered for the CCC training in 2013 are:
City of Farmington Hills Costick Center
Senex Adult Day Service
28600 11 Mile Road, Farmington Hills MI
Wednesdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30 & February 6 and 13, 2013
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Evangelical Homes of Michigan
Memory Support Center at Brecon Village
101 Brecon Drive Saline, MI 48176
Wednesdays, February 6, 13, 20, 27 & March 6 and 13, 2013
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Older Persons’ Commission
Dennis White Adult Day Service
650 Letica, Rochester, MI 48307
Thursdays, February 7, 14, 21, 28 & March 7 and 14, 2013
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Be Our Guest Adult Day Services
202 East Grand River Ave., Suite 103, Howell, MI 48843
Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 & April 2 and 9, 2013
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SarahCare Adult Day Center
13425 19 Mile Road, Suite 500, Sterling Heights, MI 48313
Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 & April 3 and 10, 2013
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Waterford Senior Center
Encore Adult Day Service
3621 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford, MI 48328
Thursdays, March 14, 21, 28 & April 4, 11 and 18, 2013
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program at JVS
29699 Southfield, Southfield, MI 48076
Thursdays, March 21, 28 & April 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2013
10:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
Visiting Nurse Association (VNA)
1430 Military Street, Suite A, Port Huron, MI 48060
Mondays, April 8, 15, 22, 29 & May 6 and 13, 2013
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Jewish Senior Life Services
6710 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Fridays, April 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 25 and 31, 2013
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Frenchtown Senior Citizen Services
2786 Vivian Road, Monroe, MI 48162
Tuesdays, June 11, 18, 25 & July 9, 16, and 23, 2013
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
For more information, please call the Area Agency on Aging 1-B at (800) 852-7795.
Download the Creating Confident Caregiver Brochure.