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Redwood Area Hospital
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM: Shelly Pauling, Education & Communications Manager
RE: Upcoming Alzheimer’s Caregivers Group Meeting
DATE: May 13, 2009
The Redwood Area Hospital Caring Connections program and Redwood
County Volunteers are co-sponsoring a series of educational
classes related to memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s
disease.
Join us for the next education session on Thursday, May 21, 2009
from 11:00am – 1:30pm (note: time change). The topic
“Alzheimer’s & Other Dementia Illnesses: Communication, Basic
Skills & Techniques” will be presented by Mary Bauer, Regional
Center Director – Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota/North
Dakota.
Lunch will be provided for all who attend. Pre-registration is
required for lunch and can be done by calling Lynn Buckley at
507-67-4508 or Karen Christensen at 507-627-1016 by May 19. This
class will be held in the Redwood Area Hospital Education Room
(please use the west entrance on Gould Street). Respite care for
your loved one is also available during the education session
but you must pre-register.
This presentation is FREE and open to families, caregivers,
volunteers, or anyone else interested. This class is available
through generous grants from the MN Dept. of Human Services and
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation along with assistance from the
Alzheimer’s Association of MN-ND, and ElderCare Rights Alliance
and also with support of the Redwood Area Hospital and Redwood
County Volunteers. |
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