Dementia: Caring and Coping

The Roseville Alzheimer's & Dementia Community Action Team presents Dementia: Caring & Coping, a series of in-person events about the dementia journey. Our topics are intended to actively improve the quality of life for persons living with dementia and their care partners.

These presentations will take place in person at the Roseville City Hall - City Council Chambers. They will be available later as recordings. These presentations are free and no registration is required.

Spirituality and Dementia: Creating a Dementia-Friendly Faith Community

After years of deep connections to a faith community, members with increasing memory loss often feel cut off from their spiritual homes. Sometimes they find it hard to keep up with worship services, or feel not welcome when friends or spiritual leaders don’t know how to talk with them. But that is improving.

Lyngblomsten Community Services has been training faith leaders and volunteers to enhance services for people with memory loss and their families. Faith Community Nurses (Parish nurses) are actively helping individuals to live healthier lives and providing resources and support. The Alter program is helping three predominantly black Twin Cities churches draw in members with memory loss, with more churches coming on board – Alter's work is on a national level. And St. Odilia Catholic Church regularly holds (since 2019) special worship services for people with memory loss and their families, and other faith communities are on a similar path. Come hear how change is happening.

Speakers:
Tom Hayes, St. Odilia Catholic Church
Carolyn Klaver, Lyngblomsten Community Services
Sam Sleeman, Faith Community Nurse Network
Robbin Frazier, University of Minnesota

Dementia: Caring & Coping is presented by the Roseville Alzheimer’s & Dementia Community Action Team. Our topics are intended to actively improve the quality of life for persons living with dementia and their care partners.

All are welcome!

Location: Roseville City Hall - City Council Chambers.