Caregiver Resources

The UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association and the Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging and Independent living (BGAAAIL), host this quarterly workshop designed for those who are caring for someone with dementia. We work to provide quality dementia education that is accessible you can attend in-person or virtually via zoom. The goal of the workshop is to provide a better understanding of the disease, provide strategies to help with daily care, and become familiar with local resources. For more information call 1-859-323-5550.

Sanders-Brown knows how hard it can be for caregivers to access quality education that fits with their schedule. We provide quality educational programing addressing a wide variety of topics that can be accessed at any time, with new content being added as it happens.  For more information call 859-323-5550 or contact Sarah Hatch seha280@uky.edu.

Support groups create a safe, confidential, supportive environment or community and a chance for participants to develop informal mutual support and social relationships. They also educate and inform participants about dementia and help participants develop methods and skills to solve problems. This group is specifically designed for people in the early stages of dementia and their care partners. This group is in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association and the Fayette County Cooperative Extension Office.

The group meets the second Tuesday of each month and is open to anyone in the early stages of dementia and their caregiver(s). A pre-screening is required. Contact Meredith Plant at 859-391-1227.

The Memory Cafe is a monthly social group providing a safe, comfortable environment where people with memory loss and their care partners can enjoy time together and remain socially connected with others.   It meets the third Wednesday of each month from 2- 4 p.m. ET  For details, reach out to Ashley Holt at Bluegrass Care Navigators at aholt@bgcarenav.org or 502-345-0419.