Sat, Aug 10
|Normandale Center
Second Saturday for Caregivers
Education & Support. Respite & Peace. Every Month.
Time & Location
Aug 10, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Normandale Center, 6100 Normandale Rd 2nd floor, Edina, MN 55436, USA
About the event
Join us for our free Second Saturday program of every month which includes a 90 minute education session beginning at 9:00 am and a support group meeting directly afterwards at 10:30 am. Come for one or both sessions. The morning program provides powerful tools and coping skills for you the caregiver and respite is available each month for your loved one from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm with advanced registration.
This month's topic: Avoiding Power Struggles
Avoid common power struggles with your loved one by gaining respectful techniques and new skills that can make the caregiving experience less frustrating and more rewarding.
Presented by Deb Nygaard, LALD, who is trained in the “Positive Approach to Care” and is currently the Assisted Living Director
at Arthur's Senior Care. She has 30+ years of experience working with seniors and family caregivers.
Past caregiver education topics have included mindfulness based stress reduction, food and your mood, health care directives, new advances in Alzheimer's treatment and an introduction to watercolors.