Hello, Reader!
We hope this newsletter finds you well. Take some time to read through the content and implement some of these tricks into your daily life. If you have feedback or suggestions on content you would like to see, please don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know at bwhite@alzllg.ca. We would love to hear from you.
During this time, our phone lines remain open and we are able to set up in person meetings by appointment only. If you need to reach our support staff, or have questions about programs and services, please call 1-866-576-8556.
We also invite you to keep checking our Facebook page to learn about upcoming online events and programs. You will also be able to catch up on any newsletters you may have missed.
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In this edition:
- Give the Gift of Connection for Giving Tuesday!
- Brockville Legion Holiday Luncheon
- Survey: Help Us Understand the Care You Receive from your Family Physician
- Research Study: Out-of-Pocket Costs and Consequences of Unpaid Caregiving
- 12 Days of Giveaways
- Tips for Care Partners: Managing Holiday Stress & Gift Ideas
- Happy Holidays from the Alzheimer Society Lanark Leeds Grenville
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Give the Gift of Connection for Giving Tuesday!
Today is Giving Tuesday and we’re asking YOU to join the movement dedicated to giving back to the community by donating to support people living with dementia, their care partners, and family during a time when they need it most.
Started in 2012 as a response to growing consumerism, Giving Tuesday is a day about giving back to the charities we hold near and dear to our heart, and we hope that for you, this includes the Alzheimer Society.
During these times of social distancing and physical isolation, we are continuing to offer the supports those touched by dementia depend on most to maintain a positive physical and mental wellbeing, but we need your help to continue to do so.
Your gift today will send a message of hope and support and let people living with dementia, their care partners and family know that you care and want them to receive crucial supports, services, and ultimately, find a cure for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
DONATE NOW
The people living with dementia in your community will be so thankful this holiday season.
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BROCKVILLE LEGION HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
The Brockville Legion is hosting their
annual holiday luncheon on Friday,
December 18, 2020
Due to the Alzheimer Society’s protocol to practice social distancing, the Legion
has agreed to offer TAKEOUT! For $12 a plate, you can take away a full Xmas meal
complete with turkey, dressing, gravy, potatoes, dinner roll, vegetables, cheese
and pickles, and a piece of pie.
Registration and payment is required through the Alzheimer Society. Please call
the number below to reserve the number of take out meals you wish x $12 per
plate. Payment with a credit card number is preferred. Deadline for registration is
Monday, December 14.
Pick up will be between 1:00 – 1:30 pm on Friday, December 18 at the Brockville
Legion, 180 Park Street. Park in the north parking lot, enter the door at ground
level off the parking lot and head in to the bar area. You do not need to go
upstairs. Wear your mask!
NOTE: The Legion will be physically hosting the dinner on Friday, December 18 between 12 – 1 pm, if you
would prefer to eat there. If this is the case, you do not need to register through the Alzheimer Society, and
you can stay to eat and pay cash at the door.
RSVP to Jane Baker at the Alzheimer Society
RSVP: 613-345-7392
Registration deadline: Monday, December 14, 2020
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Survey: Help Us Understand the Care You Receive from your Family Physician
Your input is needed!
The Alzheimer Society of Canada, in partnership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada, is asking you to participate in this 20-minute survey to help us understand your experience with the care you receive from your family physician or other healthcare provider.
Your experience is essential for us to design and develop new dementia care resources so family physicians can better support people and their caregivers through the dementia journey.
The Alzheimer Society of Canada will be also be able to create culturally specific dementia tools so we can address the gaps in supports and services for diverse communities.
There are two surveys: one for people living with dementia and one for caregivers of people with dementia.
- For persons living with dementia, click here.
- To visit the site to download a PDF of the survey, please click here.
- For caregivers, click here.
- To visit the site to download a PDF of the survey, please click here.
You can also visit the website to upload your pdf; just scroll to the bottom of the screen to see the upload section.
Thank you so much for your input!
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Research Study: Out-of-Pocket Costs and Consequences of Unpaid Caregiving
A research study out of the University of Toronto is looking for survey participants who can complete a 15-30 minute survey that explores the out-of-pocket (non-reimbursed) expenses that unpaid caregivers in Ontario pay while caring for someone living at home, the consequences of these costs on overall income, health, and employment, and how these care expenses have been impacted by COVID-19.
For more information on how to participate and if you are eligible, please click here.
Please note that the deadline to participate is December 31, 2020.
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Throughout the month of December leading up to Christmas we are doing some giveaways as a thank you to all of you for your support over that past year.
We will post an item on our Facebook page and all you have to do is Like & Share the Post to be entered to win that prize. (please make sire to do both to be entered to win)
Click here to go to our Facebook Page and make sure to like the page so you don't miss out on the giveaways!
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Tips for Care Partners: Managing Holiday Stress & Celebration Ideas
Making the holidays meaningful for a person living with dementia, as well as creating an environment that minimizes the mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion that comes along with being a care partner can be a challenge, and even more so this year with the pandemic. The holidays can bring additional feelings of stress, so to help you create meaningful holiday celebrations for the person you care for, and help you feel less overwhelmed, we have put together some tips that you can implement this holiday season!
1. Do only the occasions and traditions that are most important to you and your family like watching holiday movies, listening to holiday music, or decorating cookies!
2. Keep celebrations short.
3. Involve the person living with dementia in the preparations and decorating.
For more tips, go to http://bit.ly/as-holiday-tips
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Happy Holidays from the Alzheimer Society Lanark Leeds grenville
From our family at the Alzheimer Society Lanark Leeds Grenville to yours, we wish you the very best this Holiday season! Thank you for your dedicated support this year!
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