This in-person program is designed to help caregivers identify and implement activities that match the abilities and preferences of a person with dementia. Caregivers will learn how Alzheimer’s disease affects the person’s ability to complete tasks and obtain strategies for how to engage a person with dementia in activities that can be meaningful and enjoyable.

Join Alzheimer’s New Jersey® and our panel of three GUIDE Model providers in New Jersey: Rebecca Abenante, LSW, ASW-G from Morristown Medical Center; Erin Grimley, LSW from Virtua Health; and Dr. Marc Rothman from Lizzy Care. The panelists will answer questions about the new GUIDE program, how it works, and what support it may offer to families.

Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or other form of dementia can be a very overwhelming experience. Often, caregivers neglect their own well-being because they devote so much time to the responsibilities of day-to-day caregiving. This program examines caregiver stress and offers coping strategies to become a healthier caregiver.

Join Alzheimer’s New Jersey and presenters Susan Nasberg-Abrams and Marcia LeBeau from Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled’s (JSDD) Life | Home | Tech program for a discussion about practical devices that can simplify daily caregiving responsibilities.