virtual classes and support groups

Get your zoom on with these virtual workshops and support groups – all to help create your best life and provide the information that can help you do so. Please check the providers’ websites or call them to register, get more details and stay up-to-date on any changes.

Artis Senior Living of Briarcliff Manor

August 13: 12PM
Let’s Get Started: Downsizing Tips & Techniques
This presentation will focus on tips and techniques to help you start downsizing or “rightsizing.” Many people are overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. Join us as Debbie and David Feldman reveal the secrets to downsizing success, providing concrete tips that will help you get started and, more importantly, keep going. Please register by August 12. Register on Artis Senior Living website.

August 27: 1PM
Exercise Your Brain: The Relationship Between Exercise and Brain Health
Join Sherrie, as she shares her 40 years of clinical experience by delivering an engaging and educational presentation on the links between physical activity and a healthy brain. Listen in, as she shares the factors that contribute to aging as well as the ways we can all work to increase memory, improve posture and balance and incorporate healthy nutrition and eating habits. Please Register By Wednesday, August 26th. Register on Artis Senior Living website.

September 2 & October 7: 6PM
Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Cognitive Loss Caregiver Support Group
Artis Senior Living of Briarcliff Manor is proud to offer a monthly caregiver support group to the community. This support group is for all caregivers who have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or cognitive loss. At Artis Senior Living, our mission is to provide the finest level of memory care through individually designed programs combined with a compassionate dedication to each resident’s comfort and needs. To register, call 914-223-7195 or visit TheArtisWay.com/BriarcliffEvents.

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

Wednesdays, through September 2nd 3:30PM
Support Group for Family Members Whose Loved Ones Reside in a Care Setting During COVID-19
Register by calling the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s Helpline at 866-232-8484 and speaking with a licensed social worker.

Fridays through September 4th, 3:30PM
Family Interactions in the Time of COVID-19: How to Resolve Conflicts and Stressors
Register by calling the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s Helpline at 866-232-8484 and speaking with a licensed social worker.

 

Vitality Center at Phelps Hospital/ Northwell

August 13: 9:00AM
Geriatrics 101: Common Medical Conditions in Older Adults
A deeper look into bladder control problems with Dr. K.

Ongoing
Monthly Exercise Videos
Weekly Zoom Meetings
Topics vary. Call number below for weekly updates.
For details and to gain access, call Ellen Woods, Vitality Program Manager at 914-366-1150.

Westchester Seniors Out Speaking (WSOS)

Ongoing
Demystifying Medicare 
This presentation of the library system’s Westchester Seniors Out Speaking is perfect for anyone trying to navigate their way through our complicated healthcare system for older adults. Topics include: Original Medicare Medicare Advantage Plans Prescription drug plans (Part D) Medigaps (supplemental plans) Various cost-saving programs (MSPs, Extra Help, EPIC, etc.) Audio series of the program is now available online – listen at your own pace: https://wikis.westchesterlibraries.org/sbic/demystifying-medicare/

 

Medicaid Solutions

2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month: 5:30PM
Introduction to Community Medicaid
The Medicaid Solutions Team is here to offer you free advice for aging including strategies to establish Medicaid Eligibility. This includes changes coming to eligibility for this program as of 10/1/2020. This webinar will also include information regarding Community Based Medicaid for home care services. To register, visit www.medicaidsolutions.com/medicaid-seminar.

1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month: 5:30PM
Introduction to Nursing Home Medicaid
The Medicaid Solutions Team is here to offer you free advice for aging including strategies to establish Medicaid Eligibility. This webinar will also include information regarding Nursing home Medicaid. To register, visit www.medicaidsolutions.com/medicaid-seminar.