Dr. Adriana Shnall will host a panel discussion, bringing various perspectives on adopting Possibilities by Baycrest™: a new care model for people living with dementia.
Participants will learn more about grandparents who are the sole caregivers of their grandchildren. The profile of grandparent caregivers will be presented as well as the outcomes for the grandchildren in their care.
A carer is a family member or friend who provides unpaid primary physical support (dressing, toileting, bathing, eating, etc.) and often emotional support for another person.
Participants will gain a more in-depth awareness and understanding of 2SLGBTQI+ elders and seniors and our unique life experiences, issues, concerns and needs. Learn what you can do to support and create safer, respectful and more affirming spaces and services.
At least 40% of dementia cases worldwide could be eliminated through modifiable lifestyle changes.” This month’s presenter, Nicole Anderson will review the evidence for dementia risk factors, both nonmodifiable and modifiable. Participants will hear about plans for the Kimmel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness, the world’s first research-driven community centre that will provide and evaluate the efficacy of personalized dementia risk reduction programming.
A long term consultant, researcher, clinician and educator Dianna Drascic brings over 30 years of experience working with late and end stage illness and assisting staff, patients and families to live as well as possible before, during, and after death. Dianna will share her knowledge and provide practical information in the area of late and end stage illnesses.
Join us in conversation with Michelle Lewis, Executive Director of the Young Caregivers Association, a not-for-profit agency with a mission to serve caregiving children, youth, young adults and their families in Canada. Participants will hear more about the under-recognized place that children and youth play in supporting their families when there is illness and disability in the home. Michelle will address how to identify them, what to look for and how to best support them. The presentation will be followed by Q & A.
Join Yuliya Goloida in conversation with featured panelists: Tom Warner, author and Chair of Senior Pride Network; speaker and transactivist Shoshana Pellman and John Vigna, Social Worker and Educator. Participants will gain a more in-depth awareness and understanding of 2SLGBTQ+ elders and seniors and our unique life experiences, issues, concerns and needs. Learn what you can do to support 2SLGBTQ+ elders and seniors and how to create safer, respectful and more affirming spaces and services.
Join Caregiver Webinar Series host Dr. Adriana Shnall, Program Director, Koschitzky Centre for Innovations in Caregiving in conversation with Valene Campbell: author of diverse children’s books, BIPOC dementia advocate, caregiver, speaker & publisher. Participants will learn how to navigate intergenerational family dynamics and the complexities of aging. Whether you support a parent or grandparent, or want to be prepared to do so in the future, this event is for you. We are here to support the supporters.
Our featured panelists: Cindy Brcko (social worker), Sheldon Parker (retired lawyer) and an older adult who has experienced abuse herself, join Caregiver Webinar Series host Dr. Adriana Shnall to share critical actions necessary to care for and protect older adults. This presentation highlights patient & family, clinical and legal perspectives on elder abuse and will be followed by Q & A. The webinar is open for all family, caregivers and professionals interested in healthy aging and elder care.
From home and institutional contexts, to public conversations (like those drawn from news media), Dr. Amanda Grenier reveals some of the taken-for-granted assumptions about care. Starting with everyday examples, her talk will expand our ideas and practices of care into a broader social responsibility.
The best science and the latest technology to help people maintain brain health at every age should be accessible, and trusted. Join us as Dr. Larissa McKetton, PhD shares ways to track and evaluate your brain health.
In celebration of National Caregiver Day, April 5th 2022, our webinar series host Dr. Adriana Shnall PhD, MSW, RSW steps into the featured speaker spotlight to reflect professionally, and personally, on the experience of caregiving herself.
For these 12 caregivers, our virtual art studio led them to create more than just beautiful art
During this webinar, you’ll learn the difference between a power of attorney for personal care, a power of attorney for property, and a will.
During this webinar, you’ll learn the difference between a power of attorney for personal care, a power of attorney for property, and a will.
Kim Thornhill from Home and Community Care Support Services will answer frequently asked questions about long term care.
Sheldon Parker, founding partner of Parker & Zener LLP, will share ten actionable tips for leading a happy and fulfilling life. This insightful webinar is a great way to wrap up the year, and set resolutions for the New Year!
Join us as Graham Webb from The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly provides participants with insights on a variety of topics such as property decision-making, personal care decision-making, and the duties of attorneys and guardians. This event will be followed by a Q&A for participants to ask any questions they may have on the topic.
The move to a long-term care home can be one of the most challenging and overwhelming times for caregivers throughout the dementia journey. During this presentation, attendees will learn practical tips and suggestions to consider in the weeks and days leading up to the move.
This webinar, led by Adriana Shnall, Ph.D., will reveal how to become more comfortable talking openly about grief and loss. It will provide strategies for coping and ideas for thinking about your own legacy.
Dr. Shnall is the Program Director of the Koschitzky Centre for Innovations in Caregiving at Baycrest and has Assistant Professor status at the University of Toronto. Susan Kendal will be joining the conversation as a member of the community who will talk about her personal journey through the grieving process several times over the past few years, including her brother with young-onset dementia. Josh Cooper, Baycrest Foundation President & CEO, will give opening and closing remarks.
Advanced Care Planning (ACP) is not just an end of life issue, it is something we should all be actively considering. The webinar addresses questions such as, what is ACP? Why is it important? When/how should you start ACP?
Led by the Baycrest@Home social work team, this one-hour event will cover a variety of topics and will allow members of the public to get their questions answered on all things related to aging and caregiving.
Join us as Graham Webb from The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly provides participants with insights on a variety of topics such as property decision-making, personal care decision-making, and the duties of attorneys and guardians. This event will be followed by a Q&A for participants to ask any questions they may have on the topic.
Join dementia & caregiving expert Eleanor Silverberg as she sheds light on mindfulness as a beneficial coping practice applied under her 3-A Coping Framework: Acknowledge, Assess, Assist. A demonstration will be presented of the modified mindfulness program she created to accommodate a variety of cognitive levels, based on Eleanor’s book “Mindfulness Exercises for Dementia.”
Social isolation and loneliness have taken on a new meaning for opportunistic perpetrators and vulnerable seniors during COVID-19. In this webinar, participants will learn the signs of elder abuse as well as ways to help someone who might be at risk of being victimized. The webinar will also reinforce the importance of recognizing the valuable contributions that seniors make and empower them to protect themselves with the knowledge and tools that will keep them safe.
In this presentation, participants will explore a framework that will maximize your sense of well-being and lead a more balanced lifestyle. This presentation will be led by Baycrest@Home’s Program Director, Dr. Adriana Shnall.
In this presentation, participants will explore a framework that will maximize your sense of well-being and lead a more balanced lifestyle. This presentation will be led by Baycrest@Home’s Program Director, Dr. Adriana Shnall.
Led by Baycrest@Home social work team, this one-hour event will cover a variety of topics and allows members of the public to get their questions answered on all things related to aging. The presentation will begin with a quick overview of the long-term care system in Ontario, followed by a Q&A session.
In this presentation, you will learn how our brains support memory, what the different types of memory are and how they change with age, and what you can do to optimize your memory function and brain health.
Social distancing, while necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic, creates challenges for caregivers to connect with loved ones amid an unprecedented time of global health and economic crises. Join Dr. Nasreen Khatri to learn how to optimize social connection with loved ones and get the emotional support you need and deserve as a caregiver.
The pandemic has caused an increase in mental health concerns, especially for older adults. For older adults with pre-existing mental illness, the isolation and fear of contracting the virus has deeply affected their ability to cope. In this webinar, caregivers will learn how to identify mental health decline as well as mechanisms and techniques to aid in their caregiving role. This event is free and all are welcome to attend.
This presentation explores the positive impact of virtual support groups during difficult times. Learn from members of a Baycrest-led virtual support group that regularly meets throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic, and how it helped them navigate and cope with the new normal. This webinar will be followed by a Q&A session.
This presentation will explore our collective values and beliefs about intimacy and aging. The relationship between these two sensitive topics will also be considered when supporting older adults with dementia.
On this episode of CABHI’s Community of Innovation podcast, we talk about sleep and its impact on people living with dementia and their caregivers.
This webinar is designed for caregivers and people living with dementia to learn about the benefits of touchscreen games with tablets, as well as tips and tricks for getting started.
As a response to the pandemic, Baycrest’s Audiology department recently established tele-audiology, a virtual service that helps patients along their audiology journey—from the initial detection of hearing challenges to audiology rehabilitation.
This webinar covers the tensions associated with multigenerational caregiving and how these have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This webinar was designed to help participants identify and understand the role of a family caregiver, ways to decrease burnout, and rewards in caregiving. Our experts also share clinical interventions available at Baycrest to support family caregivers.
A carer is a family member or friend who provides unpaid primary physical support (dressing, toileting, bathing, eating, etc.) and often emotional support for another person.
Whether you are a carer or care recipient, learn what defines a carer we all can benefit from basic principles.
The precautions the world is taking to manage the spread of Covid-19 are teaching us all a great deal about what it really means to be socially isolated.
