Introducing the LWSB Memory Support Team to LW residents
Alzheimer’s Orange County, with the support of numerous community partners, is pleased to introduce the Leisure World Seal Beach Memory Support Team (MST).
The MST will provide a variety of memory support programs and services to LWSB residents concerned about memory loss and/or cognitive decline. The MST is comprised of dementia care specialists and care team navigators who will team with residents to support their efforts to live productively and independently.
The development of the MST was influenced by the thoughtful and persistent advocacy of the Golden Age Foundation. Support for this program has also come from the Golden Rain Foundation, SoMang Society, Pathways Volunteer Hospice, CSULB Center for Successful Aging, LWSB Community Church, Meals on Wheels Long Beach and Orange County, LWSB Optum HealthCare Center and Alzheimer’s Orange County.
MST programs and services include:
• Brain health classes
• Memoryandcognitivescreeningsandmemorytrainingprograms
• Early memory loss workshops
• Individual and family dementia care consultation and care options counseling
• Medication reviews and reconciliations
• Home safety evaluations and dementia related safety screenings
• Dementia education, interventions and resource linkages
• Advance care planning
• Caregiver well-being
• Behavioral management support • Respite care programming.
• Personalized dementia care management services.
• Memory support outreach and engagement.
The following in-person classes don’t require pre-registration and will educate people on home safety and health.
• Brain Boot Camp (class 2 of 2)
When: Monday, July 24, 10-11:30 a.m. Where: Clubhouse 4
• Keeping Your Home Safe 101
When: Monday, Aug. 14, 10-11 a.m. Where: Clubhouse 3, Room 2
• WorriedAboutYourMemory?NormalAgingvs.WarningSigns.
When: Wednesday, Sept. 13, 10-11 a.m. Where: Clubhouse 3, Room 1 Many of the above services provided will be accessible via phone or Zoom at the LW Social Services Office, at Clubhouse events, and in the homes of individuals and families living with memory loss. Enrollment for in-home services will require a no-fee clinical assessment provided by the clinicians of the MST.
All the above services with the exception of Respite Care Programming will be provided at no cost. The LWSB MST is funded in-part by a federal grant (CA 90ADPI0096) from the Administration for Community Living, including additional financial support from the Golden Age Foundation and Alzheimer’s Orange County. MST services will be offered in English as well as Korean.
Individuals interested in participating in the Memory Support Team can call the AlzOC Helpline at 844-373-4400, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. or email info@alzoc.org.
