Education Services
Alzheimer’s Family Services Center offers educational classes and seminars for caregivers, health care professionals, and the community free of charge. Classes are held at the center and throughout the community. Community-based locations include senior centers, churches, non-profit agencies, independent residential living communities, and hospitals in the Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach and Newport Beach area.
>Click here to download our Community Education Bulletin, a quarterly mailing featuring an informative article and a calendar of our upcoming educational events.
For All Caregivers
Caregiver & Family Workshops - Workshops are open to the entire family and typically held in the evening at a variety of locations. Taught by dementia experts, our workshops empower caregivers with the knowledge and coping skills to effectively manage the day-to-day challenges of care. Workshops cover topics such as diagnosis and treatment of dementia, home safety, legal and financial planning, communication and cognitive changes, and behavior management.
>Click here for the schedule of upcoming workshops.
Caregiving Essentials - Offered monthly, this 3-hour workshop helps caregivers of loved ones with moderate to severe dementia reduce personal stress, tailor communication to the individual’s abilities, and manage difficult behaviors. Caregivers receive support from each other as they practice techniques and share experiences.
For Health Care Professionals
Physician Seminars - Expert physicians address the everyday difficulties doctors have in managing older adult patients with cognitive impairment. Doctors learn how to better identify dementia, benefits and side effects of anti-dementia medications, and community resources that can provide the support patients and caregivers need between visits. Presentations are offered over dinner at a local restaurant.
Health Care Professional Seminars - Seminars for nurses, social workers, and other allied health care professionals address a variety of topics, ranging from dementia treatment and care to family caregiving.
For the Community
A wide variety of educational programs are available for at-risk seniors and the community at large.
Community Workshops – Held quarterly at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, workshops cover a variety of dementia-related topics.
Memory Picnic - Attendees enjoy a "brain healthy lunch" during this two-hour class that covers the warning signs for Alzheimer's disease, memory enhancement strategies, and how lifestyle changes, including a healthy diet, can reduce your risk for cognitive impairment.
Brain Power 101 – Attendees learn how a healthy lifestyle can promote cognitive fitness and reduce risk for Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Each participant develops an action plan to integrate strategies learned into everyday life.
Strategies to Remember – Attendees learn how the brain stores and retrieves memories, practical strategies to improve memory, and up-to-date information to maintain brain health and stay cognitively fit.
Memory Boot Camp - Equips seniors with multiple fun cognitive exercises to help boost brain power and enhance memory. Attendees are challenged to focus attention, problem-solve, and exercise memory.
Successful Aging: A Lifelong Process - A holistic approach to aging that integrates spirituality is the foundation for this two-hour session that challenges attendees to embrace the aging process.