Support Group: Dementia Care Partners

Service Description

A combination of counseling, peer-to-peer support, and creative interventions derived from therapeutic horticultural methods. Price includes all five sessions. In our structured, guided care partner support groups, we address the following basic needs (Shaw, E., 2019): • To share one’s story with others in a similar situation • To learn about dementia, how it progresses, and what to expect • To adjust to a new “normal,” including adapting to changing roles and relationships • To take care of oneself and to ask for help • To discuss existential / spiritual questions • To work through end-of-life planning and prepare for the future (i.e. home care, long-term care) • To grieve one’s losses