Seniors Helping Seniors: Greater Boston & Metrowest

SHS 2021 Holiday Party
2021-12-07 18:30 - 21:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Papa Razzi, 16 Washington Street (Route 16), Wellesley, MA, United States
Please join us on Tuesday, December 7
for Seniors Helping Seniors of Greater Boston and Metrowest’s
annual holiday party celebrating our collective accomplishments
of 2021! Come and enjoy food, drink and merriment
with your SHS colleagues!
SHS Annual Holiday Party
Tuesday, December 7
6:30 – 9: 30 p.m.
Papa Razzi
16 Washington Street (Route 16)
Wellesley, MA

Entertainment by Rob Klein
Dress: Festive
The holiday party is optional and for SHS caregivers only;
we cannot accommodate guests this year.
If you are scheduled to work and would like to attend,
you must contact your client’s point person in our office as soon as possible;
every effort will be made to find coverage or adjust your shift.
RSVP using the following link
Parking
Parking is available on the street, in the lot next to the restaurant, or
in the municipal lot behind the restaurant (free in the evening).

Caregiver Support Group for SHS Employees
2021-11-30 18:00 - 19:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Zoom Meeting
As caregivers, we are often faced with challenging and emotional situations where some support from our peers can make a big difference. In the spirit of self-care, we have a Caregiver Support Group to provide an opportunity for caregivers to share (or just listen) to each other in a positive and supportive environment.
Led by Client Care Specialist, Sue Ann Wasserman, we are pleased to host November’s meeting on Zoom.
Please register for this event by November 29th.

Family Caregiver Support Group
2021-11-16 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Zoom Meeting
Don’t miss our next Support Group Meeting Tuesday, November 16th from 7:00-8:30pm! This informal support group will allow you to share openly about your current caregiving challenges in a confidential and safe environment. This support group meets monthly via Zoom. All those that RSVP will be sent the Zoom link prior to the support group meeting time.
Please register by end of day Monday, November 15th to receive the Zoom link.

SHS Caregiver Habilitation Training
2021-11-02 13:00 - 2021-11-04 17:00 (Asia/Karachi)
Overview

Habilitation Training (HT) is a comprehensive behavioral approach to caring for people with dementia. It focuses not on what the person has lost due to the illness, but on his or her remaining abilities. HT creates and maintains positive emotional states through the course of each day. The dementia patient’s capabilities, independence and morale are consistently engaged to produce a state of psychological well-being. In this way, difficult symptoms can be reduced or eliminated, even as the illness progresses.

Habilitation Therapy also benefits the patient’s family, friends and professional caregivers. The ability to enjoy time together and to share a relationship, activities, and feelings with a person with dementia can be uplifting for everyone involved. HT can reduce much of the stress and workload involved in living with Alzheimer’s Disease and other related dementias.

MODULE TOPICS

Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Habilitation Therapy
Knowing and Understanding the Individual
Communication Skills: We Need to Know the Language
Does the Physical Environment Make a Difference?
Our Approach to Personal Care
Activity and Purposeful Engagement
Behavior as Communication: Understanding and Responding
Understanding and Working with Families

Please note that you must complete both parts of the training to be eligible for the certificate.

Dates/Times
Part 1: November 2; 1 – 5 p.m. (Tuesday)
Part 2: November 4; 1 – 5 p.m. (Thursday)

Complimentary Certified Dementia Practitioner Training hosted by Seniors Helping Seniors
2021-10-28 08:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Karachi)
Register today to be one of the fortunate healthcare professionals to attend this FREE
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners’ Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care one-day seminar.
Your attendance is compliments of Seniors Helping Seniors. Attending this seminar saves you the cost of $250.00, which is the cost to attend plus the handbook.
Upon completion of this seminar, if you qualify, you may submit an online application along with $135.00 payment to receive your credentials as a Certified Dementia Practitioner.
When: Thursday, October 28th, 2021
7:30 AM – Sign-in, Coffee, & Continental Breakfast
Seminar begins promptly at 8:00 AM (lunch will be provided)
Seminar ends at 4:00 PM
Where: Seniors Helping Seniors, 330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 305, Waltham, MA
Attendees must be fully vaccinated.
Although any healthcare professional may attend, this course is required for anyone pursuing their credentials as a Certified Dementia Practitioner.
You will receive a hard copy Student Handbook.
Contact Hours are available for Nurses only through the CEU Network. The attendee may apply and submit $32.00 separately.
The modules that are to be covered by your instructor are:

Overview of Dementia / Alzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment
Tests and Evaluations used for Dementia
Communication
Feelings and Repetitive Behaviors
Wandering, Hoarding and Paranoia and Hallucinations
Sundowning
Intimacy, Sexuality, Aggressive Behaviors and Catastrophic Behaviors
Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease
Personal Care; Pain, Nutrition, Bathing, Dressing, Toileting, Eating, Swallowing and Sleep Disturbances
Activities & Alzheimer’s Disease Calendars
Environment: Changes that make a difference
Staff and Family Relationships
Stress and the Caregiver
Multicultural Considerations
Pastoral Care and Preparing for End of Life

Instructor: Tammy Pozerycki, BC-DEd, MA, CADDCT, CFRDT, CDP, COTP
Dementia Specialist, Owner, Educator, and Consultant
Alternatives in Alzheimer’s Care, LLC

Note: This event will be limited to 20 participants due to size limitations, so RSVP today!

Caregiver Support Group for SHS Employees
2021-10-26 18:00 - 19:30 (Asia/Karachi)
As caregivers, we are often faced with challenging and emotional situations where some support from our peers can make a big difference. In the spirit of self-care, we have a Caregiver Support Group to provide an opportunity for caregivers to share (or just listen) to each other in a positive and supportive environment.
Led by Client Care Specialist, Sue Ann Wasserman, we are pleased to host October’s meeting in the office.
Please register for this event by October 25th at noon.

Family Caregiver Support Group
2021-10-19 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Zoom Meeting
Don’t miss our next Support Group Meeting Tuesday, October 19th from 7:00-8:30pm! This informal support group will allow you to share openly about your current caregiving challenges in a confidential and safe environment. This support group meets monthly via Zoom. All those that RSVP will be sent the Zoom link prior to the support group meeting time.
Please register by end of day Monday, October 18th to receive the Zoom link.

Cultural Competence as it Relates to People with Dementia
2021-10-15 11:00 - 12:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Zoom Meeting
A Zoom event for SHS Caregivers: Cultural Competence as it Relates to People with Dementia
Friday, October 15th from 11:00 am -12:30 pm
In this optional workshop, you will learn how care partnering for a person with dementia demands an understanding of others’ moral belief systems, values, preferences, family support systems, and the cultural perceptions of dementia. You will learn the 4 key components to building sensitivity and cultural competence.
Please register for this event by Wednesday, October 13th.

The Journey of Dementia: What are the family members experiencing?
2021-10-14 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Karachi) | Zoom Meeting
A Zoom event for SHS Caregivers: The Journey of Dementia
Thursday, October 14th from 7:00-8:30 pm
Disease and other dementia not only affect the person with dementia but the entire family. Dementia grief is a special form of bereavement. It is crucial to gain knowledge and understanding of how the disease impacts the family members. Come and learn how family roles and relationships change throughout the journey of dementia.
Please register for this event by Wednesday, October 13th.

Caregiver Support Group for SHS Employees
2021-09-28 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
As caregivers, we are often faced with challenging and emotional situations where some support from our peers can make a big difference. In the spirit of self-care, we have a Caregiver Support Group to provide an opportunity for caregivers to share (or just listen) to each other in a positive and supportive environment.
Led by Client Care Specialist, Sue Ann Wasserman, we are pleased to host September’s meeting on Zoom.
Please register for this event by September 27th at noon.

Family Caregiver Support Group
2021-09-21 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
Don’t miss our next Support Group Meeting Tuesday, September 21st from 7:00-8:30pm! This informal support group will allow you to share openly about your current caregiving challenges in a confidential and safe environment. This support group meets monthly via Zoom. All those that RSVP will be sent the Zoom link prior to the support group meeting time.
Please register by end of day Monday, September 20th to receive the Zoom link.

The Journey of Dementia: What are the family members experiencing?
2021-09-08 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
A Zoom event for SHS Caregivers: The Journey of Dementia
Wednesday, September 8th from 3:00-4:30 pm
Disease and other dementia not only affect the person with dementia but the entire family. Dementia grief is a special form of bereavement. It is crucial to gain knowledge and understanding of how the disease impacts the family members. Come and learn how family roles and relationships change throughout the journey of dementia.
Please register for this event by Monday, September 6th.

Caregiver Support Group for SHS Employees
2021-08-31 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
As caregivers, we are often faced with challenging and emotional situations where some support from our peers can make a big difference. In the spirit of self-care, we have a Caregiver Support Group to provide an opportunity for caregivers to share (or just listen) to each other in a positive and supportive environment.
Led by Client Care Specialist, Sue Ann Wasserman, we are pleased to host August’s meeting in person.
Please register for this event by August 30th at noon.

Family Caregiver Support Group
2021-08-17 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
Don’t miss our next Support Group Meeting Tuesday, August 17th from 7:00-8:30pm! This informal support group will allow you to share openly about your current caregiving challenges in a confidential and safe environment. This support group meets monthly via Zoom. All those that RSVP will be sent the Zoom link prior to the support group meeting time.
Please register by end of day Monday, August 16th to receive the Zoom link.

Essential Skills for Dementia Care (Training for SHS Employees)
2021-08-11 07:30 - 16:30 UTC
SHS Caregivers!! Don’t miss the opportunity to attend this valuable training that will help you to deliver the most successful and meaningful care possible for your clients with dementia. Essential Skills for Dementia Care™ (ESDC) results in proven competence, self-empowerment, and accountability of best practices for the delivery of memory care services. Educating and credentialing caregivers reinforces Seniors Helping Seniors’ mission to provide dignified, respectful, and high-quality care. Attendees will achieve the highest level of dementia education and hands-on training for which they must prove competency. Eligible caregivers will become Certified Dementia Care Partners.

Caregiver Support Group for SHS Employees
2021-07-27 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
As caregivers, we are often faced with challenging and emotional situations where some support from our peers can make a big difference. In the spirit of self-care, we have a Caregiver Support Group to provide an opportunity for caregivers to share (or just listen) to each other in a positive and supportive environment.
Led by Client Care Specialist, Sue Ann Wasserman, we are pleased to host July’s meeting on Zoom.
Please register for this event by July 26th.

Family Caregiver Support Group
2021-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
Don’t miss our next Support Group Meeting Tuesday, July 20th from 7:00-8:30pm! This informal support group will allow you to share openly about your current caregiving challenges in a confidential and safe environment. This support group meets monthly via Zoom. All those that RSVP will be sent the Zoom link prior to the support group meeting time.
Please register by end of day Monday, July 19th to receive the Zoom link.

***Canceled*** Dementia Habilitation Training (SHS Employees)
2021-07-19 16:00 - 20:00 UTC
***THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED***

Caregiver Appreciation Barbecue for SHS Employees
2021-07-10 12:00 - 15:00 UTC
Saturday, July 10, 2021
12 – 3 p.m.
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Lincoln, MA

Compassion Fatigue and Care Partner Burn Out
2021-07-01 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
Thursday, July 1 from 6:30-8:00pm via Zoom

Virtual Event for SHS Caregivers: Led by Tammy Pozerycki, we invite you to join us for group presentation on understanding compassion fatigue and learning the signs and symptoms of care partner burnout syndrome. This session will also include successful strategies to prevents, recognize and treat compassion fatigue and burnout syndrome.

Understanding Feelings and Communication of a Person with Dementia
2021-06-28 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
Monday, June 28th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm via Zoom
Virtual Event for Family Caregivers: During this interactive workshop caregivers will learn strategies and interventions to establish good communication with those they care for, which results in meeting unmet needs and wants, encourages positive interactions, and overall creates a better day for both the person living with dementia and the caregiver.

The Longest Day – Embodied Labs Virtual Reality
2021-06-18 10:00 - 15:00 UTC
In-Person Event for Everyone: The Longest Day – Embodied Labs Virtual Reality
Friday, June 18 from 10am-3pm
As the Summer Solstice approaches, we’ll commemorate the fight against the darkness of Alzheimer’s Disease by inviting caregivers to the SHS office to experience the Embodied Labs Virtual Reality Simulator. Through this technology, caregivers can experience what it’s like to experience certain disease states through their progression, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, Lewy Body Dementia/ Parkinsons’s Disease, and others — all to help gain understanding, awareness, and empathy for the clients we are supporting.
Learn more about Embodied Labs on our blog here.
Please RSVP to Lisa Graffeo at lisa@shsboston.com

June 18, 2021 10:00am – 3:00pm EDT

Seniors Helping Seniors, Greater Boston & Metrowest
330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 305
Waltham, MA 02451
United States

Coming out of COVID
2021-06-15 18:00 - 19:15 UTC
Tuesday, June 15 from 6:00-7:15pm via Zoom
Virtual Event for SHS Caregivers: Coming out of COVID will offer community support, encourage hope and courage as we shift toward vaccines and stepping out into the community safely, personally and professionally. We will share how our vulnerability and grief affects us, what we learned and want to carry on, what we want to leave behind. We’re not going backward, but forward with trust and truth.

Family Caregiver Support Group
2021-06-08 07:00 - 20:30 UTC
Tuesday, June 8 from 7:00-8:30PM via Zoom

Virtual Event for Family Caregivers: This informal support group will allow you to share openly about your current caregiving challenges in a confidential and safe environment. This support group meets monthly via Zoom. All those that RSVP will be sent the Zoom link prior to the support group meeting time.

Medical Marijuana and Non-Traditional Uses
2021-06-07 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
In-Person Event for SHS Caregivers: Medical Marijuana and Other Non-Traditional Uses
Monday, June 7 from 4-5pm
Come and learn about the uses of medical marijuana in older adults from speaker Mikayla Bell, Community Outreach + New England Treatment Access (NETA) Cares Manager. Different case scenarios of when medical marijuana was used effectively will be discussed, and questions that you may have about this non-traditional treatment modality will be answered.
Please RSVP to Lisa Graffeo at lisa@shsboston.com

June 7, 2021 4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT

Seniors Helping Seniors, Greater Boston & Metrowest
330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 305
Waltham, MA 02451
United States

Compassion Fatigue and Care Partner Burnout
2021-05-27 15:00 - 16:30 UTC
In-Person Event for SHS Caregivers: Compassion Fatigue and Care Partner Burnout
Thursday, May 27 from 3-4:30pm
Led by Tammy Pozerycki, we invite you to join us for group presentation on understanding compassion fatigue and learning the signs and symptoms of care partner burnout syndrome. This session will also include successful strategies to prevents, recognize and treat compassion fatigue and burnout syndrome.
Please RSVP to Lisa Graffeo at lisa@shsboston.com.

May 27, 2021 3:00pm – 4:30pm EDT

Seniors Helping Seniors, Greater Boston & Metrowest
330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 305
Waltham, MA 02451
United States

Virtual SHS Monthly Caregiver Support Group
2021-05-25 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
Virtual Event for SHS Caregivers: Monthly Caregiver Support Group
Tuesday, May 25 from 6-7:30pm
Led by Client Care Specialist Sue Ann Wasserman, we invite all SHS caregivers to join us in a positive and supportive environment to share feelings, emotions and shared experiences in our work with clients.
Please RSVP to Lisa Graffeo at lisa@shsboston.com

May 25, 2021 6:00pm – 7:30pm EDT

Seniors Helping Seniors, Greater Boston & Metrowest
330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 305
Waltham, MA 02451
United States

Virtual Family Caregiver Support Group
2021-05-18 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
Virtual Event for Client Families: Family Caregiver Support Group
Tuesday, May 18 from 7-8:30pm via Zoom
We invite you to join us for our new, online monthly support group, designed to offer support and education related to the stressors and challenges one has caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
Led by Tammy Pozerycki, we are pleased to be hosting these on Zoom on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
Please RSVP to Lisa Graffeo at lisa@shsboston.com

May 18, 2021 7:00pm – 8:30pm EDT

Seniors Helping Seniors, Greater Boston & Metrowest
330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 305
Waltham, MA 02451
United States

Innovative Solutions for Caregivers - Webinar
2021-05-18 11:30 - 12:30 UTC
Virtual Event for all Caregivers: Innovative Solutions for Caregivers
Tuesday, May 18 from 11:30am-12:30pm
Led by Justin Oakley of Oakley Home Access and our own Director of Community Partnerships, Doug Peck, this is a free informational webinar covering strategies and experiences geared to provide caregivers with the best tools available for use when providing care. Register here

May 18, 2021 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT

Seniors Helping Seniors, Greater Boston & Metrowest
330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 305
Waltham, MA 02451
United States

Virtual Walk to End Elder Isolation
2021-05-16 10:00 - 17:00 UTC
Virtual Event for Everyone: Walk to End Elder Isolation
Sunday, May 16 at 10am
We invite you to join our Seniors Helping Seniors team as we walk together virtually via Zoom. Hosted by FriendshipWorks, this event is dedicated to to bringing companionship, joy, and hope to the seniors who are most isolated.
To join our team or donate, click here

Seniors Helping Seniors, Greater Boston & Metrowest
330 Bear Hill Road, Suite 305
Waltham, MA 02451
United States
