If you or someone you know is caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease, a closed head injury, or dementia due to stroke, we want you to be aware of an excellent opportunity and empowering resource for family caregivers in southeastern Michigan. The AAA 1-B and the Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Michigan and Michigan Great Lakes Chapters are offering a FREE educational training program for family members who are caring for a person with a dementia related illness in Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw Counties in 2012 and 2013. More classes will be announced in January 2013. Please see below for current locations and dates.
Download the Creating Confident Caregiver Brochure.
The Creating Confident Caregivers (CCC) training program has been proven to reduce caregiver stress by providing caregivers with useful tools and information. The CCC program is not a support group, but an opportunity to learn new information and strategies that will make the job of caregiving easier and more rewarding. Caregivers will be able to take a step back from their demands, learn about the progressiveness of the disease of dementia, how it impacts their loved one, learn strategies to manage difficult behaviors, and how to manage their own well-being.
Caregivers will learn strategies to:
- Reduce caregiver stress
- Improve caregiver confidence
- Create a positive caregiving environment
- Plan daily activities for your loved one based on their strengths
- Deal with behaviors caused by dementia and its effects on the brain
The CCC trainings are held for two hours, once a week for six weeks (see below for training locations, dates and times). On site respite care will also be available to participants free of charge. All materials, flyers, and training books are provided by the AAA 1-B, and there is no cost for the caregiver to attend this training. The class is limited to 12 participants. Up to three members from one family can attend a training together. Caregivers should plan to attend all six sessions to get the full benefit from the program.
The Creating Confident Caregivers Program utilizes training methods from the University of Minnesota’s Savvy Caregiver Program. The CCC program is supported, in part, by the U.S. Administration on Aging through its Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States, the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B, The Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Michigan Chapter, and the Alzheimer’s Association – Michigan Great Lakes Chapter.
Locations, dates, and times offered for the CCC training in 2012 & 2013 are:
Clinton Township Senior Adult Life Center 40730 Romeo Plank Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038 Thursdays, September 13, 20, 27 & October 4, 11, and 18 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Michigan Chapter 20300 Civic Center Dr., Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48076 Mondays, September 17, 24 & October 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
U of M Turner Senior Resource Center Silver Club 2401 Plymouth Rd, Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Thursdays, October 11, 18, 25 & November 1, 8 and 15, 2012 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sheltering Arms Adult Day Center 3300 S. Adams Road, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Thursdays, October 18, 25 & November 1, 8, 15 and 29, 2012 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Bloomfield Township Senior Services 4315 Andover Road, Bloomfield Township, MI 48302 Mondays, October 22, 29 & November 5, 12, 19 and 26 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
City of Farmington Hills Costick Center Senex Adult Day Service 28600 11 Mile Road, Farmington Hills MI Wednesdays, January 9, 16, 23, 30 & February 6 and 13, 2013 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Older Persons’ Commission Dennis White Adult Day Service 650 Letica, Rochester, MI 48307 Thursdays, February 7, 14, 21, 28 & March 7 and 14, 2013 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
SarahCare Adult Day Center 13425 19 Mile Road, Suite 500, Sterling Heights, MI 48313 Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 & April 3 and 10, 2013 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program at JVS 29699 Southfield, Southfield, MI 48076 Thursdays, March 21, 28 & April 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2013 10:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
For more information, please call the Area Agency on Aging 1-B at (800) 852-7795.
