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Redwood Area Hospital
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Shelly Pauling, Education & Communications Manager
RE: Alzheimer's Caregivers Group
DATE: February 5, 2008
The Redwood Area Hospital Caring Connections program and Redwood
County Volunteers will be co-sponsoring a four-session series of
educational classes related to memory loss, dementia and
Alzheimer’s disease. The classes will be offered free of charge
to families, caregivers, and volunteers.
The first class will be held on Monday, February 25, 2008 from
2-3:30pm at the Redwood Area Hospital. The topic “Understanding
Memory Loss” will be presented by Liz Doyle, MSW, LICSW from the
Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota and North Dakota. The other
three sessions that will be offered are Legal Planning Issues,
Financial Planning Issues and Partnering With Your Doctor.
All classes will be held in the Redwood Area Hospital Education
Room (please use the west entrance on Gould Street). In order to
provide adequate seating, pre-registration is encouraged but not
required. Respite care is also available during the education
sessions.
For more information or to pre-register, please contact Lynn
Buckley, Redwood Area Hospital Caring Connections Coordinator at
507-637-4508 |
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