LONDONDERRY-Neighborhood Connections is reaching out to members of the community who are caregivers working with loved ones experiencing memory challenges or a diagnosis of dementia or related disorders.
Their initial programming is a group format for caregiver support and for participant engagement, modeled after existing successful programs. The group, called “Remembering Together,” will meet every other week on Thursdays for two hours between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Scheduled meetings are July 16 and 30, and Aug. 6 and 27, and participants can choose whether to attend one, several, or all four sessions.
During this time, special activities, including music, will be held with those experiencing cognitive changes, while caregivers will meet in an adjoining room to share experiences and challenges, drawing support and ideas from each other.
Both groups will be guided by experienced staff. They will be led by Neighborhood Connections staff member Lois Schram Osnow, a licensed clinical social worker with an extensive background in gerontology. Prior to moving to Vermont, she was co-founder and owner of LS Gerontology Seminars, founded in 2002, where she instituted culture change projects in more than 25 long-term care facilities in the tri-state area.
The sessions will be held at Neighborhood Connection’s meeting facilities in the Mountain Marketplace, 5700 VT Route 100, on the corner of Routes 11 and 100 in Londonderry. A light lunch will be included. There is no charge for lunch or the event, but participants are asked to reserve a seat ahead of time by calling Lois at 802-824-4343.
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