AFA offers a variety of educational materials, support groups and information for family caregivers, as well as training for healthcare professionals. Click below to learn more about our caregiver resources.
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The direct costs of caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias is estimated at over $200 billion. These costs are projected to soar to $1.1 trillion by 2050. AFA awards grants to its member organizations for caregiving services and supports, as well as research toward a cure.
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It is so important to find time for ourselves...
Therapeutic rhythm making is a versatile, easily accessible, fun...
Join AFA’s Manager of Therapeutic Programming, Jackie, MS, R-DMT...
This event will take place on AFA’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/alzheimersfoundationofamerica.
Join Emily Sharp, LCAT, ATR-BC, RYT-200, for virtual Art...
Join Vita Story Club every Saturday for a virtual...
Join Marnie Herlands, MS, ART-BC, LCAT for a virtual...
This event will take place on AFA’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/alzheimersfoundationofamerica.
Learn music-based coping techniques from Board Certified Music Therapist,...
Join AFA’s Jackie, MS, R-DMT for a low-impact chair...
Senior Station is an online program that combines movement,...
Eighty-eight (88) percent of the monies we raise goes directly into programs and services such as our National Toll-Free Helpline, which provides counseling, educational information and referrals to local services; our free educational conferences; our National Memory Screening Program; professional education and training; grants for research, respite care and direct care programs at our member organizations; and our young leadership programs.
Donate NowHappy Fall! Join Jackie for this week’s activity tip, where you will learn a fun craft to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox.
#fallcrafts #autumnalequinox #activitytips #weeklyplans #Autumn https://www.facebook.com/AlzheimersFoundationofAmerica/videos/332421124629300
Explore the art of Tie-Dye in this weekend's activity tip, as Jackie shows you how to create your very own tie-dyed shirt! #artsandcrafts #activitytips #weekendplans #tiedye
https://www.facebook.com/AlzheimersFoundationofAmerica/videos/1009786999462918
Reminder: Free webinar today at 3 pm (ET) about accessing non-COVID related healthcare during these challenging times. Click below to register. #healthcare #health #COVID19
https://alzfdn.org/event/care-connection-webinar-dont-put-a-hold-on-health-getting-medical-care-thats-not-covid-related/
We're offering free virtual memory screenings in both English and Spanish. Screenings are open to anyone and everyone. Make an appointment by calling 866-232-8484. @krgv #memoryscreening #brainhealth #AlzheimersDisease #alzheimers #dementia http://krgv.com/news/foundation-offers-free-virtual-memory-screenings-in-spanish
Help is here for you, 7 days a week. Reach out to our licensed social workers by phone, text or chat. #alzheimers #alzheimersdisease #dementia #alzheimerscare #dementiacare #afaalzhelp
Join Sheryl Oleksak, 500 ERYT for a refreshing, virtual yoga class that will open your heart, and connect your mind and body. This practice will bring you a sense of freedom from any tension or stress and leave you with feelings of safety and comfort. No yoga experience required.
#chairyoga #mindandbody #virtualclass
Happy Fall! Join Jackie for this week’s activity tip, where you will learn a fun craft to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox.
#fallcrafts #autumnalequinox #activitytips #weeklyplans
During this four-week series, we will practice mindfulness meditation through mindful breathing, paint with watercolors and if interested use our paintings to create a collage. Mindfulness is a practice which involves being present in the moment and noticing your thoughts and feelings without judging or trying to change them, which can help to calm your mind and body. Each class will include a brief mindful meditation and a demonstration of watercolor painting utilizing a range of creative techniques. For our final virtual class, we will cut our paintings into shapes and configure them into a collage! The purpose is to construct a collage as a metaphor for change or transformation, as life changes we are constantly evolving and changing too as individuals. Or, if you do not wish to create a collage you can leave your paintings as they are and instead make another painting for our final class of the series. No prior art making experience is needed! Just bring yourself and your art materials!
Week 3 – Guided meditation followed by demo of drip watercolor painting
Supplies: Heavyweight white paper or watercolor paper, watercolor paints of your choosing in a variety of colors or any paints that you have on hand. Also, it will be helpful to have a couple of brushes in varied sizes, pastels or crayons, tape (preferably masking tape) and a water container, glue; and scissors (optional). In addition, we will be using table salt to paint with during the first class and you may want to consider using a piece of colorful card stock paper for the background of your collage for the final class of the series.
#arttherapy #watercolor #painting #meditation #mindfulness #virtualclass
Join Vita Story Club every Saturday for a virtual life storytelling experience! Each weekly Life Storytelling program will center around a Life Story theme, and today's topic will be on music and movies. In the first half of this weekly virtual program, story performances will feature from the Vita Story Club community. In the second half of the weekly program, Vita Story Club's facilitator will share storytelling resources for care partners and families to engage in life storytelling with their loved ones. Let's be creative and reminisce every Saturday this September!
#virtual #storytelling #story #performances
