Dementia Education and Training for Carers

DEMENTIA EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CARERS DEMENTIA EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR CARERS IS COORDINATED BY THE COMMONWEALTH RESPITE & CARELINK CENTRE METRO NORTH AND SUPPORTS PEOPLE WHO ARE CARING FOR THEIR FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND WITH DEMENTIA. THE GROUP MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS (ALTERNATING MONDAY AND THURSDAY) AND HEAR GUEST SPEAKERS TALK ABOUT A RANGE OF DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT AIM TO ASSIST THE CARER IN THEIR ROLE. OUR NEXT DATES, GUEST SPEAKERS AND TOPICS ARE AS FOLLOWS: Monday, 29th April 2019 How to make a dementia friendly home Nicole De Faria, an Occupational Therapist from the Independent Living Centre of WA will be providing information on how to make your home DEMENTIA FRIENDLY. Nicole will have a range of assistive equipment on display and will be able to answer questions on the day. Thursday, 23rd May 2019 Residential Facilities Naomi Scott from Rosewood Care Group will be providing a presentation on Residential Care. Naomi will discuss the process of going into residential care, costs involved and approvals. The presentations will be followed by a light lunch. If you require more information, please call the north metro CRCC on 1800 052 222.