First Link® Learning Series

First Steps for People with Dementia

First Steps helps individuals newly diagnosed with a dementia understand their diagnosis and the changes they experience. This series will also offer participants an opportunity to share and connect with others embarking on a similar journey. For more information, click here.

Next Steps for Families and Friends

Next Steps will offer family caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia an overview of the disease. The topics discussed in this series will be similar to those listed above under First Steps. For more information, click here.

Care Essentials

Care Essentials will offer family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia problem solving strategies and approaches for communication. This series will also offer participants several useful avenues for support, all of which can strengthen their ability to provide care. For more information, click here.

Options for Care

Options for Care will help family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia evaluate their current care giving needs and explore other possible care options available, including long term care. For more information, click here.

Care in the Later Stages

Care in the Later Stages will help family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia understand what to expect in the later stages of dementia. The series will also explore how participants can provide comfort to the person with dementia as well as review the experiences of grief and loss. For more information, click here.