Caregiving & Dementia
Lunch & Learn Dementia Series 2025
Johns Hopkins Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (JHGWEP) and MAC INC. Living Well Center of Excellence (LWCE) are pleased to announce our new professional development and community education monthly lunch and learn program titled “Ask the Dementia Expert” to help address this growing health crisis.
Every third Thursday of the month in 2025, join a webinar to hear from area experts in the field of dementia and dementia care. This page will be updated regularly with resources from the webinars.
Online Workshops for Caregivers
All Maryland residents may register for these free classes.
Topics
- Caregiver Stress And Stress Reduction
- Self-Confidence
- Time Management, Goal Setting, Problem Solving
- Better Communication Of Your Feelings
- Helpful Local Resources
- Tools To Assist In Tough Decision-Making
Topics
- Caregiver Stress
- Dealing With Difficult Care Partner Behaviors
- Getting Help
- Making Decisions About Treatment, Housing, etc.
- Communicating Effectively With Family, Friends, And Health Professionals
- Dealing With Caregiver And Care Partner Difficult Emotions
- Planning For Future Needs
- Legal Issues Related To Caregiving
- Action Planning and Problem Solving
Topics
- Savvy content focuses on knowledge of dementia diseases,
- Elements of cognition, the role of confusion in dementia,
- Caregiver self-care, identifying the person’s current stage of disease,
- Strategies for providing appropriate structure and support of daily activities,
- Decision making, and
- Expanding family support and community resources.
Resources
AD8
The AD8 is a brief, sensitive measure that reliably differentiates between non demented and demented individuals. 8 question dementia screening interview. A screening test in itself is insufficient to diagnose a dementing disorder. The AD8 is, however, quite sensitive to detecting early cognitive changes associated many common dementing illness including Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia and frontotemporal dementia. Scores in the impaired range (see below) indicate a need for further assessment. Scores in the “normal” range suggest that a dementing disorder is unlikely, but a very early disease process cannot be ruled out. More advanced assessment may be warranted in cases where other objective evidence of impairment exists. To be screened contact lfollebout-park@macinc.org
Dementia Video
Watch the "Focus on Dementia," a video created to improve caregiver knowledge of dementia.
Treating Alzheimer's Disease Video
Psychiatrist Constantine Lyketsos Johns Hopkins Medicine
Caregiving Resources in Maryland
Click the resources below:
- A printable page of caregiving resources in the State of Maryland
- National Family Caregiver Support Program
- Maryland Commission on Caregiving
- For information and assistance on long-term resources and supports, visit Maryland Access Point
- Brain Health
- National Family Caregiver Support Program
- Caregiver Around the Clock
- Grandparents' Resource Directory
- Generations United
- Resource Guide for Family Caregivers
- Home Alone Report Brief
- It All Falls on Me Report
- Find A Hospice
- Supporting Spousal Caregivers
Prepare to Care
A planning guide for caregivers in the LGBT community. Published by SAGEUSA - Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders.
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Gilchrist Hospice Care Inc Gilchrist
Established: Currently providing GUIDE services
11311 MCCORMICK RD, STE 350 Hunt Valley MD
1 (888) 823-8880 -
Hospice of the Chesapeake
New: Will begin providing GUIDE services July 1, 2025
90 Ritchie Highway Pasadena MD
supportivecarereferrals@hospicechesapeake.org
(877) 462-1103 -
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
New: Will begin providing GUIDE services July 1, 2025
3910 Keswick Road Baltimore MD -
MedStar Total Elder Care Medstar Health
New: Will begin providing GUIDE services July 1, 2025
10980 Grantchester Way 6th floor Columbia MD
Centers and Institutes
Resources from Johns Hopkins University
Below is a list of resources from the Center for Aging and Health.
Providing the high quality clinical care to improve the health of older adults and society by creating, translating, and disseminating knowledge through education and research.
Discovering new treatments that are directed at the basic mechanisms of disease. Providing clinical evaluation for any persons seeking medical assistance for progressive changes in mental ability.
An inter-professional initiative using novel approaches to enhance the yield of programs, policies, practices, and tools to help diverse older adults and family members remain healthy, independent, and living in their own homes and communities
Promoting the application of rigorous methods to conduct clinical, epidemiological, and translational research that strengthens the practice of medicine, advances the health of people, and improves the health of populations through educational programs and research.
A variety of Johns Hopkins articles and lifestyle tips, supporting the discovery of ways to improve health as we age.
Provides statewide leadership on diverse senior issues and advocates for practical solutions.
Government agency that promotes the well-being of older individuals by providing services and programs designed to help them live independently in their homes and communities.
Compiles, archives, and disseminates information concerning Alzheimer’s disease for health professionals, people with Alzheimer’s Disease and their families, and the public.
Dedicated to understanding the nature of aging, supporting the health and well being of older adults, and extending healthy, active years of life for more people.
Seeking fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research.
Non-profit organization of nearly 6,000 health professionals devoted to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people.
Membership organization of colleges and universities that offer education, training, and research programs in the field of aging.
Providing a multidisciplinary forum for researchers and other individuals interested in the situations of older people, and in how knowledge about ageing and later life can be enhanced and improved.
An interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging whose principal mission is to advance the study of aging and disseminate information among scientists, decision makers, and the general public.
A non-partisan public policy institute, which actively conducts and compiles research on issues related to population aging and provides information to the public, the press, policymakers, and the academic community.
Enhancing the quality of life of America’s elderly.
The goal of this study is to find out if medicine made from the plant Ginkgo Bilbao can prevent or delay the changes in memory, thinking, and personality that can occur as people get older.
Observational study of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults 65 years or older.
Conducted by the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, this study is intended to foster research that will guide efforts to reduce disability, maximize health and independent functioning, and enhance quality of life at older ages.