Alzheimer's Association of Greater Cincinnati to hold Free Educational and Supportive Group Sessions at Mount Pleasant Retirement Village
Monroe, Ohio The Alzheimer's Association of Greater Cincinnati will offer a series of group sessions to the person who is mildly cognitively impaired and a family member. These sessions are educational and supportive and address the clinical aspects of the disease, the impact of the diagnosis on self and family members, changes in communication and behaviors, and coping strategies. The sessions are facilitated by professionals knowledgeable about Alzheimer's disease and the family dynamics.
Persons who have been diagnosed with an irreversible dementia in the early stages and a family member are appropriate for these sessions. Participants must be aware of their illness and be willing and able to share in a group setting. Facilitators for these sessions will be Bernie Sanders, BA, LSW and Kathleen McFalls, MSW, LISW-S with the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Cincinnati Butler-Clinton-Warren Branch.
The sessions will be held at Mount Pleasant Retirement Village located at 210 Mt. Pleasant Place, Monroe, Ohio. The group will meet for 8 sessions beginning Tuesday, September 8 and ending Tuesday, October 27. The time for these 8 sessions is 10:00 - 11:30. INITIAL SCREENING IS REQUIRED. Screenings will start in August and space for the sessions is limited. To schedule a screening, please contact Bernie Sanders in Middletown at (513) 705-9168. There is NO COST for these sessions.