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ATHENS ASSOCIATION OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS LLP “Life after Care” Aggeliki Vlachogianni Areti Efth

ATHENS ASSOCIATION OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS LLP “Life after Care” Aggeliki Vlachogianni Areti Efthymiou. The association.

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ATHENS ASSOCIATION OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS LLP “Life after Care” Aggeliki Vlachogianni Areti Efth

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  1. ATHENS ASSOCIATION OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERSLLP “Life after Care”AggelikiVlachogianniAretiEfthymiou

  2. The association Athens Association of Alzheimer’s Disease is a non-profit organisation that was founded in 2002 by dementia patients’ relatives, doctors, psychologists and other health professionals that are interested in Alzheimer’s disease. The association aims at: • promoting awareness • understanding and providing support for everyone that is related to the disease. Nowadays the association has 1500 members .

  3. Campaigns • for promoting awareness (Worldwide Alzheimer’s Day- 21st of September. 2010)

  4. Our Activities Cognitive training groups for healthy elderly and elderly with dementia Psychoeducational Programmes for caregivers Educational Programmes for Health Professionals  Day Care Centres Home Care

  5. Cognitive training Groups / Reminiscence sessions Management of behavioural disorders Memory Clinic Physical training programs Home Care Programs Dementia Day Care Center Increase of Public Awareness Occupational Therapy/ Language Therapy Support groups For Caregivers

  6. LIFELONG LEARNING PROJECTS • LLP Grundtvig“Adult education and lifelong education” 2005-2007 • LLP LEONARDO DA VINCI “Lifelong education for health professionals on dementia” 2009-2011 • Joint Action on Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias “ALCOVE” • LLP KA3-ICT “Support Platform for People suffering from Alzheimer and their Surrounding”

  7. Greek Carers:Who does the older person live with • 98.7% of dependent elderly are cared for at home • 50.7% of family carers are living with the person they cared for • 80.9% of carers are women • 47.2% of family carers are still working • Mean age of carers: 51.7 years EUROFAMCARE, 2006

  8. LLP “Life after Care”Greece The partnershipaims to exchange ideas, experiences, good practices and tools in order to learnfromeachother. Weaim to strengthen local and national strategiesconcerninginformal training of former familycarers to help theirreintegrationinto society afterthey have ceased in theircaringroles. Former Carer??

  9. LLP “Life after Care” Semi – structured Interview Part 1 - Explore how the person became a carer. Most significant steps and most important changes in individual biography. Part 2 – Explore the caring experience with BEI Method. Which were the most significant tasks of your caregiving experience? Could you please make a list? Part 3 – transition from the role of carer 32 former carers have participated in our research

  10. ATHENS ASSOCIATION OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS M. MOUSOUROU 89, ATHENS, GREECE, 11636 TEL. +30 210 70 13 271 kentroalz@ath.forthnet.gr www.alzheimerathens.gr

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