Crucial Caregiving Conversations: Dementia Tips Families Need to Know

Overview

Sharing integrated insights, practical tools, and real-life examples as a structured approach to successful planning for the later years.

✨ We invite you to a special 360 Life Plan event in recognition of Caregiver Month featuring Karen Tyrell, Founder, Personalized Dementia Solutions Inc., Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA) and a Certified Dementia Care Provider (CDCP).
Caring for someone living with dementia can be overwhelming, emotional, and deeply meaningful — often all at once. In recognition of Caregiver Month, this session offers families practical guidance, emotional support, and clear next steps as they navigate the dementia journey.
🎤 Join Karen Tyrell, Dementia Consultant, Educator, and Author, for an empowering and compassionate presentation designed to help families understand what to expect, how to support their loved one, and how to prepare both emotionally and financially.

Karen has dedicated her career to supporting seniors and families living with dementia. She brings warmth, clarity, and practical expertise to help caregivers navigate challenges with confidence and compassion.
Takeaways:
Drawing from more than three decades of experience supporting seniors and families, Karen will explore:

Understanding Dementia

• What dementia is and its common symptoms
• Why every journey is unique
• How changes in memory, communication, and behaviour show up over time

How to Support a Loved One

• Keeping the peace and reducing conflict
• Focusing on abilities and maintaining independence
• Using compassionate communication
• Creating supportive routines and environments
• Encouraging social connection and purpose

Preparing Emotionally

Families commonly experience:

• Grief and loss
• Stress and overwhelm
• Guilt and frustration
• Love, connection, and moments of joy
• Pride in all they do

Karen will offer strategies to help caregivers stay grounded, supported, and resilient.

Planning Ahead

• Why early conversations matter
• Understanding care options and community supports
• Financial considerations and available benefits
• When and how to seek professional guidance

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🎯EVENT #1 - IN-PERSON
🗓 Date: Thursday, May 21
🕕 Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Aberthau Mansion – West Point Grey Community Centre – 4397 W2nd Ave. at NW Marine Dr., Vancouver

➡️ Seating is LIMITED - first-come-first-served (with a waitlist for cancellations)
Format:
2:00 - 3:45 PM: Live, in-person, two-hour presentation
3:45 - 4:00 PM: Live Q&A
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🎯EVENT #2 - ONLINE via ZOOM
Agenda:
A live 90‑minute online session featuring the same content as the in‑person event.
🗓 Date: Saturday, May 30
🕕 Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
📍 Location: ZOOM
➡️ Seating is UNLIMITED
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About the 360 Life Plan Series
This event is part of the 360 Life Plan Series, a collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative designed to prepare Canadians for the full arc of modern retirement and aging.
360 Life Plan incorporates a variety of live speaker presentations ranging from health and well-being, to legal matters and legacy planning, to real estate - decluttering, organizing, downsizing, rightsizing, aging-in-place and move management, to estate & financial planning - all the way to spirituality, ceremony, and end-of-life planning. Each session is interactive and facilitated by credentialed professionals.
The premise of this series? Plan. Act. Communicate. Transition.
We are all living longer - and dying longer - so how do we embrace the realities and avoid preventable mistakes?
Unless death comes suddenly, our physical and cognitive abilities will decline. Without structures in place, including clear documentation, simplified affairs, trusted caregiving support, and a team for our personal care and estate management, the consequences of improper (or non-existent) planning can be significant and even devastating.
The 360 Life Plan Series exists to change that. We invite you to join us in our courageous conversations and connect this message with those you care about.

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