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Dementia Support Programs

Older Adults Caregiver Support Programs

Caregiver Support Group

Join a group where you will be understood, learn skills to help you in your role, and address self-care. Our no-cost groups are designed to provide educational, emotional, and social support to individuals caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia.

Find a helpful Caregiver Planning Guide here.

Dementia Support Programs

Dementia-Friendly Activity

This special class engages those living with dementia through stimulating activities, such as music, games, crafts, field trips to local attractions, laughter, and fun. Classes meet virtually and in-person. All the supplies and entrance fees are provided.

Dementia Support Programs

Music & Memory

Music and Memory is an innovative and effective tool providing personalized music playlists to older adults living with dementia and cognitive decline. A compassionate certified Music & Memory provider is available to bring music into the life of you or your loved one. There is a charge for this service, which can be adjusted for low-income individuals.

For more information about Caregiver Support Groups, Dementia-Friendly Activity or Music & Memory, please contact Rosemary Quatrale.

Gleeful.Choir

Gleeful! Choir

This is a choir for persons living with dementia and their care partners. Participants in the choir are offered an opportunity to enjoy success, contribution, connection, and creativity. We meet every Thursday from 1:00 - 2:30 at Day-Riverside Library (1000 N. 1575 W.) in Salt Lake City. No choral or singing experience necessary.

Healthy Aging Programs

Older Adults

Exploring Creativity

Older adults who engage in creativity have better emotional, cognitive, and physical health. In this group for adults 55+, we introduce and participate in a different form of art each month. This class is held virtually every Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30 am. No art experience necessary.

For more information about Gleeful! Choir and Exploring Creativity programs, please contact Emily Christensen.

Older Adults Caregiver Support Programs

The Lunch Bunch Support Group

Lunch Bunch is a social group for people 55+ that brings people together for regular meals and meaningful conversation. Meeting at local restaurants, members enjoy companionship, build friendships, and combat loneliness in a supportive, welcoming environment.

Older Adults Dementia Support

Aging Support Services

Our Older Adult Services Coordinator provides outreach, in-home assessments, resource coordination, and clinical services for older adults, people with dementia, and caregivers of older adults. We can assist in care planning and provide clinical expertise and appropriate referrals to help clients improve their situations and meet the challenges in their lives.

For more information about Lunch Bunch or Aging Support Services, please contact Katie Young.

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Respite Care Assistance

The purpose of the program is to support older adults to age in place successfully; to relieve stress and emotional burden on family caregivers; and to provide access to affordable, in-home respite care to the many families who cannot otherwise afford this service.

This program is made possible by a generous grant from Cambia Health Foundation.

For more information about Respite Care Assistance, please contact Katie Young.