If you are a caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease, the Alzheimer’s Association is offering a 3-part course covering strategies to provide safe, effective and comfortable care in the middle stage of the disease. The course will be at Laurel Ridge Health Care Center, 642 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, from 5 P.M. – 7 P.M. on the following Wednesdays: October 21, October 28, and November 4. Guest speakers will discuss understanding and responding to dementia-related behaviors, effective communication strategies, and various resources available to caregivers. Join us in learning how to decode behavioral messages, identify common triggers, and learn different techniques that are helpful during this stage of the disease.
Space is limited and a light dinner will be served. Caregivers are welcome to attend one or all three parts. Reservations can be made by calling Laurel Ridge at 203-438-8226
Find out more about current techniques used to ensure proper positioning of joint replacement implants and latest innovations at Laurel Ridge Health Care Center, 642 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, on Thurs., September 24, at 5:30 P.M. As part of National Rehabilitation Awareness week, Dr. Sanjay K. Gupta will discuss surgical advances that are being made to better the patient experience through innovations with robotics. Whether you have just started exploring treatment options or are currently looking for an orthopedic surgeon to discuss knee or hip replacement, this free lecture can help you understand more about what is available to you. Dr. Gupta is a board certified orthopedic surgeon with Orthopaedic Specialists of CT, located in Brookfield, with expertise in adult hip and knee surgery. His special interests are in hip resurfacing and revision, minimally invasive joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery. Hosted and sponsored by Laurel Ridge Health Care Center, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, this program is open to all area residents, including adults and Seniors and is free with registration. A complimentary dinner reception will start at promptly at 5 P.M. with the lecture starting at 5:30 P.M. Seating is limited, so please reserve your place by calling Laurel Ridge at 203-438-8226.
Elmwood Hall’s Library has received a little makeover! Please join us for a Grand Re-Opening including a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 1:00 pm. Personalized Bookmarks will be given as keepsakes and light refreshments will be served. Please click here for more information!Download Flyer for Elmwood Hall Library Reopening
Join Pulitzer-nominated writer Franz Douskey in a discussion of his book, Sinatra and Me: The Very Good Years. He will talk about fascinating stories from Tony Consiglio, Sinatra’s closest friend. Please click here for more information Download Sinatra and Me
Embark on a jaunt to the past through this educational video seminar series created through Open Yale Courses (OYC). Please click here Download Revolutionary War Series to read more about all of the dates that this educational series offered by both the Danbury Museum and Danbury Library are offered.
