GEM ART CLASS MONDAY APRIL 4th at the DARE COUNTY CENTER NEW TIME!!! 12:30

From: Gail E Sonnesso [mailto:gsonnesso@gmail.com]
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Subject: GEM ART CLASS MONDAY APRIL 4th at the DARE COUNTY CENTER NEW TIME!!! 12:30
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Hi Friends,

We are pleased to announce that Laura Howard Local artist will lead us in a class.
Monday Aril 4^th at 12:30.

There is NO CHARGE for this class and all are welcome.

We would like to know if you are coming to ensure plenty of materials.

 

Best,

 

Gail E. Sonnesso, MS, QDCS

AFA Excellence in Care Specialist

GEM DAY SERVICES, INC.

252-480-3354

www.gemdayservices.org

70% of people living with dementia are cared for at home!

https://www.facebook.com/TheGemCenter

calendar of GEM April programs

Dear GEM friends,

Below is a calendar of GEM April programs. We invite you to participate in
any and all.

. Monday April 4th Art Classes with Dare County Arts Council
Artists continuing every Monday through June 30th
. Tuesday April 5th - Seminar on Memory Issues Outer Banks
Presbyterian Church at 1:30
. Thursday April 7th Memory Screening at the Community Care
Clinic of Dare @ 1:30
. Mondays April 11 -May 2 "Understanding Alzheimers" a 14 hour
class offered at the Manteo Campus of the College of the Albemarle call
252-473-2264 to register.
. Thursday April 21 GEM Lunch & Learn guest speaker Rev. David
Morris Sentara Kitty Hawk @11:30
. Friday April 22 GEM will have a table at the Health Fair at the
Baum Center Senior Games 8:30a

For more information or questions about these programs call Gail Sonnesso,
Executive director at 252-480-3354 or visit www.gemdayservices.org

Best,

Gail E. Sonnesso, MS, QDCS
AFA Excellence in Care Specialist
GEM DAY SERVICES, INC.
252-480-3354
www.gemdayservices.org

community event; Memory Issues that happen as we age

 

Dear GEM Friends and Board members, we thank Lynn Howard of OB Presbyterian Church for inviting us to talk about dementia  join Sheila Davies, Kaye White and me for this community event.

Seminar on Memory Issues

 

Have you ever returned from the grocery store and realized that you did not buy the one item that you went to get in the first place? Have you gone to visit friends and found their house had moved? Most of us can relate to memory lapses, but it is easy to take such moments for granted and let them go.

How do we care for ourselves or loved ones when memory problems persist? Come hear Gail Sonnesso of G.E.M. and Sheila Davies, a local expert in Health Care Policy and Administration, as they present the Senior Seminar on Memory Issues - Dementia and Alzheimer's.

Both of these ladies are well qualified to address memory issues.

Gail Sonnesso is the founder and executive director of G.E.M. Adult Day Services, Inc. a non-profit organization providing restorative programs for people who are at risk if left alone. Among her many accomplishments, she is a member of the Dementia Care Professionals of America and has completed certification as a Qualified Dementia Care Specialist.

Sheila Davies is currently Director of Public Health for Dare County Department of Health and Human Services. She was instrumental in opening an outpatient substance abuse treatment clinic in Nags Head and implementing evidence-based substance abuse prevention in all Dare County Schools. Shelia is currently serving in her third term as Mayor of Kill Devil Hills. She has served on numerous task forces, committees, and boards including the NC Institute of Medicine Alzheimer's Task Force.

Come hear these experts talk about Memory Issues that happen as we age. The seminar will be held at the Outer Banks Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 1:30 pm.  

GEM/ Dare County Arts Council -Monday 3/28 class 1:30 PM at the DCAC downtown Manteo

GEM Class this Monday March 28^th Taught by Laura and Fay

Examples:

 

 

 

 

I 'm considering creating watercolor bookmarks with the group. Painting wet-into-wet with watercolor creates beautiful swirling colors on the page, that we could then cut into long rectangles for bookmarks. Using a hole punch, we could create a space for an embellishment using yarn, leather cord or what have you, then attach a special end piece (like a shell or a feather other found objects). By painting one larger piece, then cutting it up into smaller pieces they could create ones to keep and others to give. 

 

Looking forward to seeing you!
Best,

Gail E. Sonnesso, MS, QDCS

AFA Excellence in Care Specialist

GEM DAY SERVICES, INC.

252-480-3354

www.gemdayservices.org

one out of three older people falls each year but less than half tell their doctor.

GEM lunch & Learn Thursday March 17^th 11-1pm 

LUNCH PROVIDED!

Sentara Kitty Hawk

Community Education   Center

5200 North Croatan Highway

Kitty Hawk, NC  27949

 Learn Fall Prevention tools and tips with Physical Therapist Danielle Stine.

Each year, millions of older people—those 65 and older—fall. In fact, one out of three older people falls each year, but less than half tell their doctor. Falling once doubles your chances of falling again. http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/falls/adultfalls.html

 

Falls Are Serious and Costly

·        One out of five falls causes a serious injury such as broken bones or a head injury.^1,2

·        Each year, 2.5 million older people are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries.³

·        Over 700,000 patients a year are hospitalized because of a fall injury, most often because of a head injury or hip fracture.³

·        Each year at least 250,000 older people are hospitalized for hip fractures.⁵

·        More than 95% of hip fractures are caused by falling,⁶ usually by falling sideways.⁷

·        Falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries (TBI).⁸

·        Adjusted for inflation, the direct medical costs for fall injuries are $34 billion annually.⁸ Hospital costs account for two-thirds of the total.

Please let me know you are coming so we will have enough handouts and lunches.

Gail E. Sonnesso, MS, QDCS

AFA Excellence in Care Specialist

GEM DAY SERVICES, INC.

252-480-3354

www.gemdayservices.org

Brand New Dementia Class ~ Building Relationships, Improving Care A training tool for Health Care Professionals

Great news!

 

The Alzheimers Foundation of America has developed a new training DVD  enabling  professionals to learn more about the benefits of “Person Centered Care.

 

GEM is partnering with the Dare County Center to offer this Class on Monday March 28 & Tuesday March 29 from 1-5pm.

To register or for more information please reply to this email or call me at 252-480-3354.

 

Only Social Workers can receive CEU’s at this time but we are hopeful that CEU’s will be available for more professions soon!

We are very excited about this training and it  includes Teepa Snow, OTR. Nationally recognized Dementia Expert.

 

 

Gail E. Sonnesso, MS, QDCS

AFA Excellence in Care Specialist

GEM DAY SERVICES, INC.

252-480-3354

www.gemdayservices.org

70% of people living with dementia are cared for at home!

https://www.facebook.com/TheGemCenter

FW: GEM Calendar for March

 

March 2016

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1	2	3 Committee	4	5
				OB Non Profit Collaborative 9am
6	7	8 OBCF	9 Dementia Care   Caregiver	10	11 Career Fair	12
		Non-Profit workshops Wanchese	Caregiver Workshop 10 -2:30 Ramada		FFMS 8:30- 11am Music & memory
13	14 Art Class	15	16	17 Lunch & Learn	18	19 Workshop
	Dare County Arts Council -1:30 -3:30			11-1p Fall Prevention Danielle Stein, PT		What is this “dementia?”
20	21 Art Class	22 Screening	23	24	25	26
	Laura H. Dare County Arts Council -1:30 -3:30	Memory Screening DCC 11-12:30
27	28 Training ~Art class   Laura & Fay   Partners	29 Training	30	31
	AFA Partners in Care training 1-5pm	AFA Partners in Care Training 1-5pm