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March 26 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Cost: $10.00
presents:
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | 30 minute time slots
Location: Silver Spring Personal Care Home, 125 State Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Cost: $10 per participant
This program is made possible through the Emerging Philanthropist Program Endowment fund, a fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities.
What to Expect
- Through specialized gear, experience the different symptoms that can occur as part of the dementia process
- Reflect, share insights, and connect with fellow participants in a facilitated group discussion.
- Receive take-home tools for improving communication, enhancing care, fostering dementia-friendly environments, and more.
What People Are Saying
“An eye-opening experience that transformed my understanding of dementia.”
“I gained invaluable insights into my loved one’s daily struggles.”
About the Training
In this high-impact Dementia Live experience, you will be immersed into life with dementia, resulting in a deeper understanding of what it’s like to live with a cognitive impairment and sensory change. You will be empowered to build new bridges of communication. Dementia Live is experiential learning that simulates cognitive and sensory impairment, giving participants a real-life simulation of what it must be like to live with dementia. Through the hands-on learning experience participants gain greater awareness and understanding of the constant struggles affecting persons with dementia as they go about their daily lives.
Safety Precautions
The Dementia Live Experience is not appropriate for individuals who are:
- Cognitively impaired
- Anxious
- Epileptic
- Pregnant
- Mobility Impaired (require the use of a cane or walker)
- Severely hearing or vision impaired
Waiver/Release Form
Please note that participants will be required to sign a waiver/release agreement to participate in this training. If you would like to view a copy of the waiver/release statement prior to the training, please email trainings@penncares.org
Availability is limited—register today to secure your spot!
Questions? Contact Allison Fisher at trainings@penncares.org.
PennCares Support Services has been recognized as an
Education Partner.
PennCares Cancellation Policy
- PennCares Support Services reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable.
- PennCares reserves the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
- If PennCares cancels an event, registrants will be offered a full refund.
Postponement: Should circumstances arise that result in the postponement of an event, registrants will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer registration to the same event at the new, future date.
Substitutions and Transfers: We understand that circumstances may occur to prevent you from attending a training. If you find that you are unable to attend one of PennCares’ trainings, you have several options:
- Send a substitute: Substitutions are accepted as long as a written request is received. Substitutions may be made without penalty provided the original registrant contacts PennCares at trainings@penncares.org to request this change.
- Transfer to another course: Transfers are accepted up to the day of the event as long as a written request is received. In the event the registrant cannot attend a scheduled course for which he or she is enrolled, registration can be transferred to another course.
- Refund of monies: Requests for refunds must be made in writing and received by the training refund deadline stated on the training registration form. (See below for cancellation policy).
Registration Cancellation by Participant
- Unless specifically stated on registration materials, the deadline to request a refund for your registration is 5 business days before the event.
- Registration cancellations requested prior to the deadline will be eligible to receive a refund less a 5% administration fee. *
- Cancellations received less than 5 business days before the event will not be eligible for a refund and will be billed for the total cost.
- Registered no-shows are not eligible for a refund and will be billed the total cost.
- Cancellations will be accepted via e-mail to trainings@penncares.org and must be received by the stated cancellation deadline.
- All refund requests must be made by the attendee/payee.
- Refund requests must include the name of the attendee, the training date, and payment method.
These above policies apply to all PennCares trainings unless otherwise noted in the corresponding event materials. Please read all individual event information thoroughly.