Creating Confident Caregivers is an exciting new program in select regions in Michigan, for family caregivers of persons with dementia and/or memory loss.  Based on the university tested Savvy Caregiver Training Program, Creating Confident Caregivers is a six-session program that provides caregivers with information, skills and attitudes to manage stress and increase their effectiveness.

This program is supported, in part, by the U. S. Administration on Aging through its Alzheimer's Disease Supportive Services Program, (#90AE0322), the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging, the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan, and the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Michigan Chapter, Northern Region.

The next Creating Confident Caregivers program will be:

Day:              Mondays

Dates:           January 11, 18, 25

                        February 1, 8, 15

Time:            3:00-5:00 p.m.

Location: Kalkaska County Commission on Aging, 303 S. Coral Street, Kalkaska, MI 49646

To register, or for more information, please contact the Alzheimer’s Association at

(800) 272-3900.  There is no charge for the sessions or materials.  Respite Care for your family member, while attending the sessions, can be provided free of charge, as needed.