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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]