This class will explore topics and provide practical advice related to keeping adults as healthy as possible during their later years. Many of us know to “eat right,” “exercise,” and “sleep enough,” but we don’t know what is eating right or what exercises are possible with physical limitations. People are curious about the vitamins and supplements they can take to help and how much alcohol is “safe” to drink. Research has shown countless benefits to social support and social engagement. Are older adults aware of the benefits and/or resources available to them? Meditation/mindfulness can help reduce stress, lower blood pressure,
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The Penn Memory Center offers a seven-week psycho-educational Caregiver Class for those caring for a family member/loved one with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia. Caregivers of people with AD or other forms of dementia may experience feelings of sadness, anger, confusion, hopelessness, or frustration.  This course is designed help caregivers develop skills to better help their loved one – and themselves – cope with the many changes of living with dementia. Unlike a typical support group, this course offers a unique seven-week curriculum. While participants will learn some specific techniques to better care for loved ones, this class
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Welcome to the Meditation and Mindfulness class! Kate Lietz, a social work student at the Penn Memory Center, has created a 10-week program of meditation and mindfulness. On Tuesday mornings, we will explore short mindfulness exercises that can be done in a group and/or solo when you are at home. In this group, we hope to build a community and a basic understanding of how mindfulness can be integrated into your daily life. Mindfulness practices and exercises can help ease your stress, calm your mind, and ground you in the present moment. We welcome all families and individuals affiliated with
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This program is exclusively for people with memory problems, including Alzheimer’s disease, and their partners/families. Our calendar of events for the upcoming semester: 9/21/21: Elevate your Salad with Matt Budenstein of Liberty Kitchen 10/8/21: Penn Museum, Destination North America 11/12/21: Art with Tom 12/10/21: Mütter Museum, Bone Detectives Click here to register for this class.  This class/program is free to patients/families seen at the Penn Memory Center and made possible from the philanthropic Caring Difference fund. Please consider making a donation so that we are able to continue offering support programs such as this. If you are not affiliated with
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Mahnoor, An, and Tiffany, nursing students at the University of Pennsylvania, have created an 8-week program to get you up and moving. The program will meet each week, on Wednesday at 1:00 pm. Join our fun class on Zoom on. We recommend you have a chair, and if you’d like the additional resistance, either dumbbells or water bottles, available while we build a sweat together! We're open to all levels of mobility and family/friend caregivers are welcome to join us too! This class is free, but please RSVP using this form. Schedule: The class will be live every Wednesday at
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Click here to register Every day at the Penn Memory Center, we hear caregivers describe the emotional, physical, and logistical challenges they face tending to their loved ones. We’re here to help. Through the Empowering Caregivers series, caregivers will have access to area experts who will present on a variety of intensive topics from symptom management to end-of-life care Managing Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia with Rachely Wiley, MS, OTR/L, CDP Behavioral challenges (such as resisting bathing, resisting taking medication, rummaging, and more) are often reported as one of the most challenging aspects of caregiving. This presentation will explore reasons why
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This fun, free, VIRTUAL interactive program is powered by the talented Community Artist Fellows and showcases the expressive power of music. We invite those who love music to joins us in appreciating and discussing a variety of musical compositions over our 8-week class. We welcome all families and individuals affiliated with the Penn Memory Center. Carers (caregivers and care partners) are also encouraged to join. We welcome all experience levels and will make the class accessible to those with cognitive impairment or dementia, however, those with a diagnosis of dementia will need a partner for the program. Click here to
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In 2020, Penn Memory Center began holding virtual caregiver forums in response to the uncertainty and tension caregivers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. These forums are a place for caregivers with a loved one in facility care and caregivers with a loved one at home to connect and gather. Our goal is to provide you with a virtual place to meet, share stories, gain new perspectives, and share coping strategies with others going through a similar experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. We may not have all the answers, but we hope you will take this as an opportunity to feel
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