Virtual Community Class: Life Stories with Vita Story Club
Vita Story Club is an organization that is passionate about their mission to promote healthy aging, combat ageism, and reduce social isolation in older adults by sharing and preserving their life stories. In this Life Story Club Virtual Community Class, you will discover a collection of video recordings featuring older adults sharing personal life stories. […]
Virtual Community Class: Trivia Time
Join AFA for some trivia! In this Virtual Community class, you will experience a fun and interactive trivia game. Each session, you will learn about a new topic and explore it from new perspectives. This session we will highlight “Football.” Let’s test our knowledge and learn something new! This event will take place at the […]
Care Connection Webinar: New Rules for End of Life Care
Caring for someone as they approach the end of their life is not the same as caring for someone who is going to get better. Unfortunately, most people don't know this. That is why Barbara Karnes, RN, created the award-winning film New Rules for End of Life Care: A Guide on the Stages of […]
Virtual Community Class: Gardening with Sallie
Join Horticultural Therapist Sallie Stutz for a virtual gardening activity. In this class, you will learn all about pumpkins – their origins, propagation, growth, habitats, history and uses. We will talk about squashes and gourds--how they are alike and different from pumpkins. Sallie will provide a simple recipe for cooking a few squashes. Join in […]
Virtual Community Class: Chair Yoga with Sheryl
Join Sheryl Oleksak, 500 ERYT, for a chair yoga series 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. This week’s focus is “you.” This event will take place at […]
Virtual Community Class: Art with Margalit
Thanksgiving Thanks & Gratitude Mixed Media Collage—Join Margalit Cutler, Teaching Artist, for a wonderful and creative art-making experience! This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom.
Virtual Community Class: Rock ‘n Fit
Join AFA’s Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, for a low-impact, Rock n’ Roll themed virtual fitness class! In this class you will follow along simple movements that target all major muscle groups, while focusing on range of motion, strength, posture, and fun! Done both seated and standing, this fitness class is set to familiar […]
LIVE Interactive Webinar Training: Understanding Behaviors as Forms of Communication
This workshop will aim to highlight the importance of understanding the impact dementia and related illnesses have on a person's ability to communicate. As a result, care partners and care professionals may need to shift their communication approach and gain insight into the variety of ways individuals living with dementia may communicate. Through this workshop, […]
Virtual Community Class: Art with Marnie
“Peaceful Place” Mandalas—Join Marnie Herlands, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, Yoga teacher, for a mindful art therapy experience! During this virtual community art class, participants will be led through a brief mindful meditation/guided visualization and then invited to create art. The art invitation will be to create a mandala using collage materials to express what brings you […]
Educating America Tour: Maryland
Click here to register Conference Agenda 10 am – 10:15 am ET Welcome & About AFA Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. President & CEO, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America 10:15 am – 10:30 am ET Special Guest Speaker Mehmet OZ, MD, FACS Host of The Dr. OZ Show 10:30 am […]
