Dec 17, 2020
ESCANABA Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP) is offering a three-part online Dementia training series for caregivers of people with dementia. Each class is an hour long and includes The Dementia Overview for Family and Friends, Planning Activities for Persons with Dementia, and Understanding Behavior and Support Needs of Persons with Dementia.
The Dementia Overview for Family and Friends training is at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12. The one-hour online class provides information about dementia as a disease, how the disease affects more than just memory, the role of confusion, and communication skills as well as providing strategies and techniques useful for daily interaction with individuals living with dementia.