Events
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Care Connection Webinar: Depression or Dementia? Understanding the Differences
This webinar will explore how symptoms of depression and dementia can overlap and complicate diagnosis. Participants will learn key similarities and differences between the two conditions, the risks of misdiagnosis, and strategies for recognizing when symptoms may be related to depression, dementia, or both. Speaker: Jennifer Reeder, LCSW, SIFI Senior Director of Educational & Social Services […]
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Behind the Silence: Addressing Substance Misuse Among Older Adults
Clinical Course 2 CE credits Location: LIVE, Interactive Webinar Course Description: Substance misuse among older adults is a growing yet often overlooked public health concern. This course provides a comprehensive exploration of how alcohol, prescription medications, and illicit substances uniquely affect individuals later in life. Participants will examine age-related physiological changes, co-occurring medical and mental […]
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AFA Family Fun Day
Location:AFA Barbara Rabinowitz Education & Resource Center,149 Schleigel Boulevard, Amityville, NY 11701 The event will be held in the center's parking lot on Albany Avenue. Here’s what’s in store: Raffle tickets can be purchased in advance ($10 per ticket or 3 for $25). Click the register/donate button to purchase. Please Note: Photographs will be taken at this […]
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Understanding Behaviors as Forms of Communication
Location: The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights 21 Clark St. Brooklyn NY, 10128 General Course 2 CE credits Course Description: This general course explores the critical impact dementia and related illnesses have on a person’s ability to communicate. As dementia progresses, communication abilities often change, requiring care partners and professionals to adjust their approach. Participants will […]
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Care Connection Webinar: What to Expect at Every Stage from Early Signs to Full Support for Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
This webinar will explain how staging a person’s cognitive condition can provide a clearer understanding of what is happening now, what may come next, and which supports are most helpful at each point along the journey. We will review how clinicians determine stage by considering changes in cognition, daily function, behavior, and safety, while also […]
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Safe Walking: A Strengths-Based Approach to Wandering
Location: The Bristal Assisted Living at Lynbrook 8 Freer St. Lynbrook, NY 11563 General Course 2 CE credits (FREE) Course Description: In this course, participants will learn about the cognitive […]
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Care Connection Webinar: The Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease & Down Syndrome
Description: People with a familial genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease often develop Alzheimer’s at an earlier age than the general population. Individuals living with Down syndrome are also genetically predisposed […]
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Understanding Dementia in IDD: Presentation, Progression, and Differential Diagnosis
General Course 2 CE credits LIVE, Interactive Webinar Course Description: Dementia can present differently in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), particularly in people with Down syndrome who are at significantly increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and may experience symptoms earlier than the general population. Early signs are not always memory-based and may instead […]