FAMILY RESOURCE PROGRAM
May 2020 • Update
New York Memory Center adult day services and onsite programming are temporarily closed. Staff members are working and available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are offering online programs on Zoom in music, poetry, and exercise. Please email Executive Director Josephine Brown for the dates and times of the programs, and she will send you a link to join. Ask about Caregiver Support groups too.
Stay safe and healthy — and we will hope to be back together before too long.
Care and Support for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers
Caregiving services are united under the Family Resource Program at New York Memory Center. Caregiver programs are funded in party by a grant from the New York State Department of Health under the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Initiative, which was initiated to develop and test strategies and systems to address these needs of dementia caregivers.
The Family Resource Program offers educational and wellness programs for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and related dementia disorders with services that include (click on links for dates and more information):
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Care coaching. Contact Caregiver Social Worker Megan Christ at the email or phone below for more details.
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Alzheimer’s navigation services (help with benefits, entitlements, and more)
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Wellness programs for family caregivers through arts-based and self-care-centered activities (such as theatre outings, meditation, and more)
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Referral to partnering organizations for short-term respite grants or other services, such as research studies
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Educational sessions and workshops, often co-sponsored with other agencies
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Joint enrichment such as Memory Arts Cafes
Take some time for yourself.
See our monthly calendar and plan to join us!
For more information and to RSVP for all programs, please contact:
Megan Christ, LMSW, Caregiver Social Worker
718-499-7701 or 708-677-5637 • Email Megan
This program is supported by a grant from the New York State Department of Health.
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