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Community Programs

All events are offered FREE of charge and include handouts with practical resources.

CareSmart Illinois is proud to offer educational programs to the local community.  We place a high value on objective, not-biased, and useful resources... resources that bring praise from program participants for their empathy, clarity, and everyday practicality. Sample feedback from participants:

• "The info presented is so valuable & helpful."

• One thing I really liked about this program was "how everybody was interactive and asked a lot of questions.  Speaker was very knowledge[able] about the subject."
• "This program clears up a lot of confusion.  [I] have MCI – thought it was advanced Alzheimer’s."
• “I will take better care of myself as well as my husband.”

 

Click on any program for location and program description.

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Dementia Programs.  CareSmart offers many education program related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias and caregiving. Click here to download detailed program descriptions. 

ONE-HOUR programs include any or all of the following:

• Brain Matters:  Alzheimer's?  Maybe, Maybe Not
• Brain Matters:  Keeping Your Engine Purring
• Brain Matters:  When Words Aren't Enough
• Brain Matters:  Supportive Home Environments
• Brain Matters:  Holidays & Families
• Caregiving in a Time of Dementia

1.5-HOUR programs include the following:

• Introduction to Brain Matters:  Definition and Change
• Creating Dementia-Friendly Environments
• Caregiving in a Time of Dementia

Click here to learn more about our new dementia simulation activities program, Dementia 24/7.  

Please contact our office at 847-596-8226 or chris@caresmart.org to schedule any of the above presentations or to learn more about the FREE presentations below.

• ​​Where Do You Want to Live When You Grow Up?  (Housing Options for Older Adults).  Program will include definitions and examples of a wide variety of housing options from staying in your own home to nursing home care.  General costs for each option and assessment tools will also be provided.  (Program sponsored by the Illinois Pioneer Coalition.)
• Advocacy 101:  Speaking Up for Yourself and Your Loved Ones/s.  Based on the Joint Commission’s "Speak Up!" program, participants will learn specific advocacy strategies and practical tools that can enhance their ability to take a more active role in their health and personal care. (Program sponsored by the Illinois Pioneer Coalition.)