Disability Network Oakland & MacombFor your convenience, we have re-scheduled the Third Thursday Presentation that was cancelled because of bad weather at our Macomb location!  Third Thursday Presentation Presents:Social Security Work IncentivesGuest Speaker: Paul Landry Community Work Incentive CounselorUnited Cerebral Palsy of Metropolitan Detroit Mr. Landry will talk about how working can affect your benefits when you are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as well as other benefits that you may receive such as Medicaid & Medicare and the use of work incentives.

The Creating Confident Caregivers workshops are hosted in collaboration with the Area Agency on Aging-1B. This is a 6-week program for family caregivers caring for a loved one in the home.  Please see brochure for more information.

This is a new blog developed by the Alzheimer's Association Greater Michigan Chapter.  Please see brochure below.

Schoolcraft College has partnered with the Alzheimer's Association-Greater Michigan Chapter to offer a Dementia Care Certificate for individuals who assist people living with dementia.  Please see flyer (below) for more information.

The brochure below has information regarding the Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter's upcoming annual Spring conferece that they are hosting in collaboration with the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center.

12TH ANNUAL Elder Advocate Conference3 CE’s for SW, Nurses, NHA’s, OT, PT, and Allied Health ProfessionalsEmpowering Families to Make Educated ChoicesWednesday, Feb. 26, 2014Topics and PresentersHealth Care Reform: Implications for Seniors and Senior Services in Metro DetroitSharon Williams, BA, Healthcare Consultant• Discuss Medicare/Medicaid health consumer demographics in SE MI• Recognize the implications for Medicare/Medicaid consumers with ACA/Integrated Care Demonstration• Recognize the implications for health and community based care systems under Demonstrations• Discuss the roles of Healthcare professionals in new ACA integrated care demonstrationsOvercoming the Dilemmas of DownsizingCathy Lysack, PhD, OT (C) Wayne State University• Describe the elements of family systems theory• Discuss the disruption of a family system that illness, disability and family caregiving induces• Identify appropriate interventions with caregiving families• Identify appropriate interventions with difficult eldersLOCATION:EMBASSY SUITES, 28100 Franklin Rd., Southfield, MI 48034248-350-2000COST: $25Visa, MC, Discover acceptedIncludes Continental Breakfast3 Contact Hours NURSING: This activity has been submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91) for approval to award contact hours.

New this year, Michigan Residents have the opportunity to support the critical work of the Alzheimer's Association by checking a box on their income tax return forms and making a donation to the Alzheimer's Association. On your Michigan tax return form 4642 - Voluntary Charitable Contributions Schedule, the Alzheimer's Association of Michigan is listed.

The Mental Health & Aging Project will present a workshop in Farmington Hills on February 18, 2014: " Preventing and Responding to Challenging Behaviors in Persons with Non-Alzheimer's Dementias" by Dr. Shelly Weaverdyck. Participants will learn how to assess individuals with Alzheimer'sdisease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Frontotemporal dementia and how to develop effective interventions that are specific to the person, situation, disorder, and stage of disorder.

Date: 06 Feb 2014 8:30 AM ESTGSWSM of Oakland County Presents:Substance Abuse and Older AdultsGuest Speaker: Marcia Relyea well known community expertDate: 2/6/14Time: 8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.Location: Sunrise North2080 Telegraph Rd.Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302North of Square Lake Road, on west side of Telegraph.