Alzheimer’s chapter offers online training

Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease requires various levels of care as the person progresses through the disease. The Alzheimer’s Association Miami Valley Chapter will offer a threepart series this month on Living with Alzheimer’s from the caregiver perspective.

Each of the 90-minute online webinars are free and open to the public. Participants can register for just one or for all the sessions. Alzheimer’s is a fatal progressive brain disease that cannot be prevented, slowed or cured. In the Miami Valley, 30,000 individuals live with the disease. To register for the three-part series, call 800-272-3900.

■ 12:30 p.m., Monday: Early Stage, Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers. In the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease, families face new questions as they adjust.

■ 12:30 p.m., Aug. 21: Middle Stage, Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers. In the middle stage of Alzheimer’s disease, those who were care partners now become hands-on caregivers.

■ 12:30 p.m., Aug. 26: Late Stage, Living with Alzheimer’s for Caregivers. In the late stage of Alzheimer’s disease, caregiving typically involves new ways of connecting and interacting with the person with the disease.

In this session, participants will hear from other caregivers and professionals.

The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia – by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

For more information, visit alz. org or call 800-272-3900.

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