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For the monthly program Arts & Ideas creative people- writers, visual artists, musicians, and tradespeople- come together with people living with cognitive disease, their caregivers, and community members for an hour of enrichment and companionship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1627341802584-PSTQOJ9J5XRQ6WM2XATA/AdobeStock_337614539.jpeg Arts & Ideas - Activity Booklet Download and print out our activity booklet for a fun, mentally stimulating booklet of puzzles and activities. https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/other-programs daily 0.75 2025-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607628784608-5D22G9GPLHDSAB2IXC2G/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0638.jpg Programs https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/contact daily 0.75 2023-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1627496526866-23A8S4L4GAFNUJCUKN1H/AFSC+-+Icon+%28square%29-100+%282%29.jpg Contact https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/ways-to-give daily 0.75 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1624998171183-2VZ3QFKF62NUPNGOC2Q7/AdobeStock_272811973.jpeg Ways to Give https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1624998282780-GR9H7SMPIIEMP9DBVTI9/AdobeStock_159276199.jpeg Ways to Give https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1631738021661-8XNEZ22Z367YCZXMNQRW/AdobeStock_332305333.jpg Ways to Give https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/fcb9e9c6-10b2-4003-8eed-489eb1d50341/AdobeStock_284470436.jpeg Ways to Give https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/cb32a6ba-a603-4c83-a583-184a2cb0d9b9/AdobeStock_62892982.jpeg Ways to Give https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/care-consultations daily 0.75 2024-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Care Consultations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Care Consultations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Care Consultations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607638148090-Y6OFDI575CM3NQV732RJ/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0387.jpg Care Consultations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607628784608-5D22G9GPLHDSAB2IXC2G/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0638.jpg Care Consultations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1627337077676-G7NOWCPQDWSDJPXW5YFQ/AdobeStock_294264892.jpeg Care Consultations - Care Planning & Consultations The AFSC provides free, confidential care consultations for families living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases, and can include any member of your care community. These 30 to 60-minute consultations are based on the innovative work of New York University’s Caregiving Counseling Intervention and the Consultation Model of the Alzheimer’s Family Support Center. Service is provided via Zoom so that family members and friends can participate in conversation from anywhere they might be. Consultations are by appointment only. Please call (508) 896-5170 for information or to schedule with one of our clinicians. https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/counseling-intervention daily 0.75 2021-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1627337293587-REFYCTMS3UHDRTWGVMHP/AdobeStock_170950598.jpeg Counseling Intervention - NYU Caregiver Counseling Intervention Study (NYUCCI) The AFSC is one of only 20 sites nationally, and the only site in Massachusetts, to participate in the NYU counseling intervention via teleconferencing. This service provides counseling sessions with a dementia counselor via the internet, allowing family members and other care participants anywhere in the world to come together in support of primary caregivers caring for a family member with dementia on the Cape. https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/the-savvy-caregiver daily 0.75 2021-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1627337623564-P578GRZERGREPU0S0GTG/AdobeStock_248650284.jpeg The Savvy Caregiver - The Savvy Caregiver The Savvy Caregiver is a free six-session educational training for active family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s or other dementia-related diseases. Caring for a person living with Alzheimer’s or related dementia is specialized work. To do this successfully, caregivers need special skills, knowledge, good self-care, and a positive attitude. This six-session course provides caregivers with the skills and knowledge they need to provide the highest level of care for loved ones, as well as for themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1627337857004-PWQTNM1R0PLO7TSVTFT0/AdobeStock_285786954.jpeg The Savvy Caregiver - The 6 week program covers: The pathology of dementia diseases Strategies for caregiver self-care Dementia stages Developing contented involvement for someone with dementia How to recognize options to optimize decision making Making the most of family resources Classes run at each location for six consecutive weeks unless otherwise noted. Free respite care available during class hours. https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/support-groups daily 0.75 2023-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Support Groups https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Support Groups https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607638148090-Y6OFDI575CM3NQV732RJ/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0387.jpg Support Groups https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1627336734964-PRQ4L27QIQYY3XM9M1UQ/AdobeStock_175819149.jpeg Support Groups - Support Groups Please Call 508 896-5170 for an updated support group list! The AFSC offers regular support groups for caregivers, people with AD/dementia, and for people in early stages of decline in every town on the Cape. People can come to as many groups as they like. No advance registration is required, but new participants are encouraged to reach out for information prior to their first meeting. All Support groups are currently available via Zoom. https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/memory-screenings daily 0.75 2021-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1627337468099-0N0R21SFQJ6J4WM338S3/AdobeStock_175819149.jpeg Memory Screenings - Memory Screenings AFSC offers memory screening both on “as requested” individual basis as well as wide regional offerings conducted during the National Memory Screening month of November. The screen adopted for the agency is the Montreal Cognitive Assessment due to its reliability and validity, and only clinicians who have received MoCA administration certification are eligible to administer the screening. Screens serve to help ascertain normalcy in age-related cognitive decline versus the need for further clinical assessment. https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/education daily 0.75 2021-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1629415985685-N99CAVJKYVERKRWNVRKD/Image+from+iOS2.jpg Education - Education As the saying goes, you don’t know what you don’t know, and dementia diseases happen to us without manuals or blueprints. Whether you are living with AD/dementia or caring for someone who is, education is key to preventing crises and living well. The AFSC provides a full roster of educational opportunities including The Savvy Caregiver, a 12-hour training specifically for family caregivers that is offered on a rolling basis throughout the year. We also offer conferences, professional trainings, and seminars and webinars ranging in subjects from male caregiving to cognitive health to hospice care. https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/volunteer-corps daily 0.75 2021-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60d50dda1e80441789188af7/1629419688399-UE9TINFIO5X67T3BOU1K/Image+from+iOS3.jpg Volunteer Corps - Alzheimer’s Volunteer Corps People fare better when they have meaningful things to do. The Alzheimer’s Volunteer Corps offers people living with memory loss the opportunity to give back to their communities by volunteering for the AFSC. Projects have included painting birdhouses to be installed outside the windows of long-term care residents and Cards for Hope, creating greeting cards for people and professionals in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 quarantine. https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/join-us-volunteer daily 0.75 2021-08-21 https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/join-us-respite-care daily 0.75 2021-08-20 https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/rsvp-1 daily 0.75 2021-09-14 https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/mindfulness daily 0.75 2023-07-17 https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/musical-souvenirs daily 0.75 2023-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847902870-ZOUR0EX0L2QSQNRC1SP2/image-asset.jpeg Musical Souvenirs - Musical Souvenirs for Memory Loss This interactive music program, a collaboration between the AFSC and the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, runs the first Wednesday of the month from 10:30 am to 12 pm at the Dennis Center for Active Living (COA). 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Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847915436-R9WAHJ8ZSPXL521LOBA9/image-asset.jpeg General 4 - Make it stand out. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.alzfamilysupport.org/community-center daily 0.75 2023-04-07