Programs & Services
Family Caregiver Support Program Seminars and Classes
HELP FOR PEOPLE HELPING AGING FAMILY MEMBERS
Spring 2010
Are you assisting an older adult? Do you spend time helping with errands, household chores, finances, meals, health care or personal care? If so, then you are a family caregiver. The Family Caregiver Support Program can help support you as you help someone else.
CLASS SCHEDULE
- February 23 through March 30, Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 PM: Savvy Caregiver. SMAA/Scarborough Adult Education. Class held at SMAA, Scarborough. Contact Kate Dulac at 1-800-427-7411 to pre-register (required). Click here for flyer
- February 23 through March 30, Tuesdays 5:30-7:30 PM: Savvy Caregiver. SMAA/Scarborough Adult Education. Class held at SMAA, Scarborough. Contact Ann O'Sullivan at 1-800-427-7411 to pre-register (required). Click here for flyer
- March 11, 6-7:30 PM: Finding and Accessing Community Resources. Windham Adult Education. Call 892-1819 to register.
- March 15, 3 – 4:30 PM: Finding and Accessing Community Resources. Dementia Support Group, Community Partners, Inc., Biddeford. Contact Barbara Alberda, 229-4308.
- April 5, 12, 26, May 3, 10 and 17, 2 – 4 PM: Savvy Caregiver. MMC Geriatric Center, Portland. Contact Ann O’Sullivan at 1-800-427-7411 x 541 to pre-register (required).
- April 7, 12 – 1:30 PM: Family Caregiving Employees: Employer Strategies. Scarborough Chamber Lunch & Learn, Scarborough Library. Pre-register at 772-2811 x 228 or www.portlandregion.com. Brown bag.
- April 8, 6-7:30 PM: In the Middle: Stressors and Solutions for the Sandwich Generation. Gorham Adult Education. Call 222-1095 to register.
- April 13, 6-7:30 PM: Reducing Risks and Supporting Function at Home. Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. Contact Cecelia Duchano at 774-8243 x107 to register.
- April 19, 3 – 4:30 PM: Spirituality, Rituals and Stress Coping Strategies. Dementia Support Group, Community Partners, Inc., Biddeford. Contact Barbara Alberda, 229-4308.
- April 20, 6-7:30 PM: Depression in Older Adults. Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. To register, contact Cecelia Duchano at 774-8243 x107.
- May 4, 11, 18 and 25, 5:30 to 7:30 PM: Putting the Puzzle Together: Getting Ready to Offer Information, Care, and Support to Older Family Members and Friends. SMAA, Scarborough. 4-part series includes understanding geriatric health issues; resources and supports; legal and financial issues; and strategies to make it work. Contact AnneMarie Catanzano to pre-register, 1-800-427-7411, x545.
- May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3 and 10, 2 – 4 PM: Savvy Caregiver. York Library, York. Contact Kate Dulac at 1-800-427-7411 x 558 to pre-register (required).
- May 17, 3 – 4:30 PM: Visual Changes with Aging and Perceptual Changes with Dementia. Dementia Support Group, Community Partners, Inc., Biddeford. Contact Barbara Alberda, 229-4308.
- June 15, 5:30 – 7: Options for Older Drivers. MaineHealth Learning Resource Center (class will be held at SMAA office). Register at 885-8349.
- June 22, 5:30 – 7: Stress Management for Kinship Parents. MaineHealth Learning Resource Center (class will be held at SMAA office). Register at 885-8349.
- June 24, July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2:30 – 4:30 PM: Savvy Caregiver. Southern Maine Medical Center, Biddeford. Contact AnneMarie Catatanzano at 1-800-427-7411 x 545 to pre-register (required).
Please use the numbers listed to register. Feel free to call Kate Dulac or Ann O’Sullivan at SMAA (1-800-427-7411) with questions.
