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2023
4 Jan
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Foundational Module – Nature & Impact
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-12.30pm
4 Jan
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Core Module 1 – Person-Centred Care
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 2pm-5.30pm
5 Jan
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Core Module 2 – Behavioural Communication
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-5pm
7 Jan
Memories Café:
Sing-along with The Yesterday Today Radio (mixed languages)
Start your Saturday with familiar songs and light chatter brought to you by a group of DJs and music enthusiasts.
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
via YouTube LIVE
10 Jan
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Core Module 3 – Purposeful and Meaningful Engagement
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-5pm
10 Jan
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Canto-lingo with Songs
Learn basic Cantonese the fun way – through music, one song at a time!
Time: 2.30pm-3.30pm
via Zoom
11 Jan
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Elective Module – Palliative Care Approach
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-12.30pm
13 Jan
Courses For General Public:
Dementia Awareness Workshop
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
14 Jan
Memories Café:
Sing-along with Michelle Poh (mixed languages)
Start your Saturday with familiar songs and light chatter brought to you by a group of DJs and music enthusiasts.
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Soup Restaurant @ NEX Mall
14 Jan
Caregiver Support Group (English):
Dental Care for Persons with Dementia
Venue: New Horizon Centre (Toa Payoh)
Blk 157 Toa Payoh Lorong 1, #01-1195, S(310157)
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
17 Jan
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Date with Donnie
Enjoy an hour of popular songs from the big screens, brought to you by local singer Donnie Chan.
Time: 7.30pm-8.30pm
via YouTube LIVE
21 Jan
Memories Café:
CNY Special Sing-along with Goldies Jukebox (Mandarin)
Ring in the festive season with an hour of popular Lunar New Year songs.
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
via YouTube Live Premiere
4 Feb
Caregiver Support Group (Malay):
Menangani tingkah laku responsif dalam penjagaan Demensia
Managing Responsive Behaviour in Dementia Care
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
4 Feb
Memories Café:
Music & Movement with Yeong Wei (English)
Stay active and have a good stretch in the comfort of your own home, accompanied by laughter and music.
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
via YouTube Live Premiere
6, 13, 20, 27 Feb (Mondays)
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Knits & Knots (Knitting for Beginners)
Learn the basics of knitting while connecting with other caregivers in a fun-filled environment. Join Belinda, Babara and Katherine, mother-daughters trio, on weekly knitting sessions!
Time: 10.30am-12.00pm
Venue: BS Bendemeer Centre
7 Feb
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Canto-lingo with Songs
Learn basic Cantonese the fun way – through music, one song at a time!
Time: 2.30pm-3.30pm
via Zoom
7 Feb
For Community Care Organisations:
Enabling EDIE™
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 2pm-5.30pm
10 Feb
Reminiscence Arts for Dementia
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am–5pm
11 Feb
Memories Café:
Delight in Dance with Decadance Co.
Stay active and have a good stretch in the comfort of your own home, accompanied by laughter and music.
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Tampines Regional Library (Level 6, Programme Zone)
1 Tampines Walk, Our Tampines Hub #02-01 Singapore 528523
11 Feb
Caregiver Support Group (English):
Environment Matters: Impact of Environment on Dementia Care
Venue: New Horizon Centre (Jurong Point)
1 Jurong West Central 2, #04-04, Jurong Point Shopping Centre, Singapore 648886
Time: 2.30pm to 4.30pm
14 Feb
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Date with Donnie
Enjoy an hour of popular songs from the big screens, brought to you by local singer Donnie Chan.
Time: 7.30pm-8.30pm
via YouTube LIVE
14 Feb
For General Public:
Enabling EDIE™
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 2pm-5pm
16, 17, 23, 24 Feb
Courses for Professional Caregivers:
Dementia Care Mapping (DCM™) for Realising Person-centred Care
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am – 5pm
18 Feb
Memories Café:
Sing-along with Goldies Jukebox (Mandarin)
Together with your loved ones, reminisce fond memories as you sing along to Mandarin songs from the golden days.
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
via YouTube Live Premiere
18 Feb
Caregiver Support Group (English):
Dementia: How It Affects Swallowing, Communication and Mealtime
Held via Zoom
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
25 Feb
Memories Café:
Sing-along with Aloha Coast Ukulele Group (mixed languages)
Sing along with the Aloha Coast Ukulele group, who will be bringing you cheerful tunes in mixed languages.
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Soup Restaurant @ Jewel Changi Airport
78 Airport Boulevard #03-201 Singapore 819666
25 Feb
Caregiver Support Group (Mandarin):
失智症护理之：饮食均衡
Managing Food Nutrition and Meals
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
25 Feb – 1 Apr (Saturdays)
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Stretch & Destress (Yoga Series)
Wind down, relax and stretch your body in this series of yoga sessions. Participants are required to attend all 6 sessions.
Time: 2.30pm-3.30pm
Venue: BS Bendemeer Centre
3 Mar
Courses For General Public:
Facilitate Meaningful Interactions with Persons with Dementia
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-5pm
4 Mar
Memories Café:
Sing-along with Chen Yi (mixed languages)
Enjoy an hour of familiar tunes brought to you by vocal coach and singer – Chen Yi, and have a warm lunch together with new and old friends from Memories Café.
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Soup Restaurant @ NEX Mall
4 Mar – 1 Apr (Saturdays)
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Stretch & Destress (Yoga Series)
Wind down, relax and stretch your body in this series of yoga sessions. Participants are required to attend all 6 sessions.
Time: 2.30pm-3.30pm
Venue: BS Bendemeer Centre
7 Mar
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Canto-Lingo with Songs
Learn basic Cantonese the fun way – through music, one song at a time!
Song: 不再犹豫 – Beyond
Time: 2.30pm-3.30pm
via Zoom
9-30 Mar (Thursdays)
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Nagomi Pastel Art (Beginner series)
Learn how to use soft pastels to create a gentle tone painting by blending the pastels with your fingers. No art background or experience is needed.
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: BS Bendemeer Centre
11 Mar
Caregiver Support Group (English):
Communication: The He(ART) of Validation
Held via Zoom
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
11 Mar
Memories Café:
Sing-along with Donnie Chan (mixed languages)
Local singer – Donnie Chan, will take you on a journey back to the good ol’ days with popular classics. Sing along with lyrics displayed on-screen.
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
via YouTube LIVE
11 Mar
Caregiver Support Group (Mandarin):
中期至晚期失智症护理
Moderate to Late Stage Dementia – What to Expect and How to Care
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
14 Mar
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Foundational Module – Nature & Impact
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-12.30pm
14 Mar
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Date with Donnie
Theme: Kings & Queens. Local singer Donnie Chan performs songs from Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Faye Wong, Teresa Teng, Sammi Cheng, just to name a few!
Time: 7.30pm-8.30pm
via YouTube Live
14 Mar
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Core Module 1 – Person-Centred Care
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 2pm-5.30pm
15 Mar
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Core Module 2 – Behavioural Communication
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-5pm
17 Mar
Professional Caregivers:
Reminiscence Arts for Dementia
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-5pm
18 Mar
Memories Café:
The Yesterday Today Radio 《致后来的我们》 (mixed languages)
Reminisce fond memories as you sing along to songs from the golden days and enjoy a hearty meal together with your loved ones and friends.
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: HarriAnns Nonya Table @ Suntec City
18 Mar
Caregiver Support Group (English):
Understanding Nursing Homes
Venue: New Horizon Centre (Toa Payoh)
Blk 157 Toa Payoh Lorong 1, #01-1195, S(310157)
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
21 Mar
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Core Module 3 – Purposeful and Meaningful Engagement
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-5pm
22 Mar
Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care:
Elective Module – Palliative Care Approach
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-12.30pm
25 Mar
Memories Café:
Delight in Dance with Decadance Co. (English)
Whether you are seated or standing up, stretch your body and move to the beat with dance facilitators from Decadance Co.
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
via YouTube LIVE
25 Mar
Caregiver Support Group (Mandarin):
失智症护理之：个人卫生
Personal Hygiene (Oral Care, Skin Care) in Dementia Care
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Family of Wisdom (Tiong Bahru)
4 Mar – 1 Apr (Saturdays)
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Stretch & Destress (Yoga Series)
Wind down, relax and stretch your body in this series of yoga sessions. Participants are required to attend all 6 sessions.
Time: 2.30pm-3.30pm
Venue: BS Bendemeer Centre
1 Apr
Memories Café:
Sing-along with The Sunnies (mixed languages)
An hour of popular classics performed by The Sunnies《阳光歌友》 followed by an enjoyment of hearty refreshments together with new and old friends from Memories Café.
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: National Museum of Singapore
1 Apr
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Fall Prevention & Home Safety
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
Venue: New Horizon Centre (Jurong Point)
4 Apr – 9 May
(Tuesdays)
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Relax With Zentangle
Create beautiful art with gratitude and mindfulness. Zentangle® is an easy and fun art form for all. The only pre-requisite is the ability to hold a pen and elicit simple strokes of a dot, line, curve and circle on a piece of “tile” (paper). One or more of these strokes are combined to form a “tangle” or a pattern. These are then repeated in one or more formats to fill up a tile
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
4 Apr
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Canto-Lingo with Songs
Learn basic Cantonese the fun way – through music, one song at a time!
Song: 朋友 – 谭咏麟
Time: 2.30pm-3.30pm
via Zoom
11 Apr
Courses For General Public:
Dementia Awareness Workshop
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
11 Apr
For General Public:
Enabling EDIE™
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 2pm-5pm
11 Apr
Caregiver Support & Network (CSN):
Date with Donnie
Performed by local singer Donnie Chan, enjoy songs made in Singapore by singers like Kit Chan, Eric Moo and more!
Theme: Xinyao Night
Time: 7.30pm-8.30pm
via YouTube Live
15 Apr
Memories Café:
Sing-along with Do Re Mi Group (mixed languages)
Be delighted by melodious tunes performed by the Do Re Mi group, bringing you on a journey back to the good ol’ days. Thereafter, enjoy a warm meal together with your loved ones and friends.
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Soup Restaurant @ NEX Mall
15 Apr
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Financial Planning for Persons with Dementia
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm (online via Zoom)
29 Apr
Caregiver Support Group (Mandarin):
失智症护理：实体与社交环境的影响
Impact of Environment in Dementia Care
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
3, 4, 10, 11 May
Courses for Professional Caregivers:
Certificate in Foundations of Person-Centred Dementia Care
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am – 5pm, 9am – 12.30pm
4 May
Reminiscence Arts for Dementia
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am–5pm
5 May
For General Public:
Enabling EDIE™
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 2pm-5pm
6 May
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Mindfulness dalam penjagaan pesakit dan diri sendiri
Mindfulness in Caregiving and Self-Care
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
8, 9, 18, 19 May
Courses for Professional Caregivers:
Support Persons Living with Dementia
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am – 5pm, 9am – 12.30pm
10 May
Professional Caregivers:
Understanding Dementia: Nature & Impact
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-12.30pm
10 May
Professional Caregivers:
Introduction to Person-Centred Care
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 2pm-5.30pm
13 May
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Assistive Technology In Dementia Care
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm (online via Zoom)
13 May
Caregiver Support Group (Mandarin):
中医视角：睡眠与情绪调理
TCM – Sleep & Mood
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
20 May
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Medications in Dementia Care
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
Venue: Caregiver Support Services
23 May
Professional Caregivers:
Behavioural Communication in Dementia
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-12.30pm
30 May
Professional Caregivers:
Purposeful and Meaningful Engagement in Dementia Care
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-12.30pm
1 Jun
Courses For General Public:
Facilitate Meaningful Interactions with Persons with Dementia
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-5pm
6 Jun
For Community Care Organisations:
Enabling EDIE™
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 2pm-5.30pm
7 Jun
Professional Caregivers:
Palliative Approach to Dementia Care
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-12.30pm
9 Jun
Professional Caregivers:
Reminiscence Arts for Dementia
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am-5pm
10 Jun
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Managing Emotions in Caregiving
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
Venue: New Horizon Centre (Jurong Point)
15, 16, 22, 23 Jun
Courses for Professional Caregivers:
Dementia Care Mapping (DCM™) for Realising Person-centred Care
Venue: Dementia Singapore Academy
Time: 9am – 5pm
17 Jun
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Incontinence in Dementia Care
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm (online via Zoom)
24 Jun
Caregiver Support Group (Mandarin):
持久授权书与预先护理计划
LPA & ACP
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
28 Jun – 2 Aug
Closed Support Group (English):
The Night Owl
Time: 7.30pm-9pm
Venue: Caregiver Support Services
1-29 Jul
Closed Support Group (Chinese):
关护的你，一样重要
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: Caregiver Support Services
8 Jul
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Menangani tingkah laku responsif dalam penjagaan Demensia
Management of Responsive Behaviour
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
15 Jul
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
When Is It the Right Time? — Nursing Homes And Other Care Arrangements
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm (online via Zoom)
22 Jul
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Effective Communication with Persons Living with Dementia
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
Venue: Caregiver Support Services
29 Jul
Caregiver Support Group (Mandarin):
关护者的情绪管理
Managing Emotions in Caregiving
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm
Venue: Family of Wisdom (Tiong Bahru)
28 Jun – 2 Aug
Closed Support Group (English):
The Night Owl
Time: 7.30pm-9pm
Venue: Caregiver Support Services
12 Aug
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Music Activities For Persons With Dementia
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm
Venue: New Horizon Centre (Jurong Point)
19 Aug
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Managing Responsive Behaviors in Dementia Care
Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm (online via Zoom)
26 Aug
Caregiver Support Group (Mandarin):
失智症护理：失禁
Incontinence in Dementia Care
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
2 Sep
Caregiver Support Group (CSG):
Penjagaan Palliatif untuk pesakit Demensia
Palliative Care in Dementia Care
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm (online via Zoom)
