This  Caregiver Workshop for families and professionals is designed to help family members, loved ones and professionals better care for those with Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) or a related dementia.

FTD is a disease process that results in progressive damage to the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain which are generally associated with personality, behavior and language. There is a gradual, progressive decline in behavior, language and/or movement with memory usually relatively preserved. Some people with frontotemporal dementia experience dramatic changes in their personality and become socially inappropriate, impulsive or emotionally indifferent. Others lose the ability to use and understand language.

Participants of the Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Workshop learn skills and strategies to cope with the challenges of caregiving. 

Presenters:

FTD’s Impact on Speech and Communication

Becky Khayum M.S., CCC-SLP is a co-founder of MemoryCare and serves as President and Speech Pathologist. Becky has a passion to help those with Alzheimer’s and other memory disorders. Prior to starting MemoryCare, she held various leadership roles in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Frontotemporal Dementia: How it Differs from Alzheimer’s Disease

Monica Crane, MD is East Tennessee’s leading expert on FTD. Dr. Crane currently operates Genesis Neuroscience Clinic. She is passionate about helping those living with Frontotemporal dementia. Dr Crane is board certified in Geriatric Medicine.   

Legal Issues facing those with FTD and Related Dementias

Kelly Frere, CELA, Guyton & Frere received her J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1991 and was certified as an elder law specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization in 1998. She was inducted into the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and is one of only 64 out of 4,500 elder law attorneys to be honored with this peer induction.

Discover a Pathway to Peace

Joy Gaertner, Founder, & Director of Walking with Joy offering tools to help with recovery from loss. For more than 47 years Joy has served churches and recovery facilities in the states and abroad.  In the last two years, she has received awards from the Knoxville Urban League, won the Paradigm Challenge and been accepted to the Consortium for Social Enterprise Effectiveness at the University of Tennessee.

• $25 Family Caregivers
• $45 Healthcare Professionals & Social Workers (CEU Credit Pending)

In 2015, Tennessee state code 68-11-1404 was amended to recognize FTD as a separate disease requiring its own treatment methods. Facilities need to provide staff training specifically addressing FTD in order to state that they provide FTD care. This training meets that requirement.

Alzheimer’s Tennessee

5801 Kingston Pike, Knoxville TN 37919

Ph. 865.544.6288 Fax 865.544.6249

Advance registration required. Seating is limited. Fee includes materials, lunch and refreshments.

This project supported in part by the East Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability, a division of ETHRA. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration on Aging policy.