To provide caregivers of persons suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias with the information and support they need, The Homemakers Health Services will be offering an Alzheimer’s Educational seminar on Saturday, October 22nd from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at its facility located at 215 Rochester Hill Road in Rochester.
The program, which is free and open to the public, will be facilitated by Hanna Jacoby, who has extensive experience in the area of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Highlights of the session will include: an overview of Alzheimer’s and related dementias, the seven stages of Alzheimer’s disease, techniques on how to successfully handle problems which arise when caring for persons with the disease, daily living and recreational suggestions, communication techniques and a question and answer period.
As seating is limited, please call Hanna Jacoby at 335-1770, ext. 108 to make a reservation or email René Philpott at rphilpott@thehomemakers.org.
A monthly Alzheimer’s Support Group, facilitated by Hanna Jacoby of The Homemakers Health Services, is held from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Thursday of each month at the Frisbie Hospital Educational Building, 11 Whitehall Road, Rochester.
Established in 1974, The Homemakers Health Services provides home health, home support and adult day care services to adults throughout Strafford County as well as parts of Carroll and Rockingham counties. Services include nursing, wound care, IV therapy, physical and occupational therapies, medical social work, case management, home health aide, Alzheimer’s respite, homemaker, in-home care provider and adult day care.
For more information about The Homemakers Health Services, call (603) 335-1770 or 1-800-600-1770 or visit the Agency’s website www.TheHomemakers.org.
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