Registration deadline March 8

Lakes Area Age Friendly and the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging have partnered together to bring “Bridging the Gap in Dementia Care” to the area. This presentation will be facilitated by Krisie Barron, a Licensed Social Worker and Certified Trainer. 

This event will take place on Thursday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Participants are invited to attend either in-person or virtually.  Barron will be in-person at the Western Prairie Human Services Building, 211 Minnesota Ave. E., Glenwood. Live virtual viewings of this event will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at:

• Morris Library, 102 East 6th Street, Morris

• Douglas County Library, 720 Fillmore Street, Alexandria

• Ambulance Service of Wheaton, 401 12th Street N., Wheaton

• Western Prairie Human Services, 15 Central Avenue N., Elbow Lake

You can register by calling 320-759-4908 or visiting www.dancingskyaaa.org and click on the registration link for “Bridging the Gap.” Please register by March 8. Refreshments will be served during networking.  Please call 320-759-4908 if you need any special accommodations.

Krisie Barron is a Licensed Social Worker Caregiver Specialist. She is also a Certified Trainer with Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care. Barron will help navigate the human experience of caregiving and dementia. She will discuss how the stories we tell ourselves impact the way we support ourselves and others. Barron will also provide participants with the understanding they need to better support people living with dementia by working with what they have left instead of what they have lost. 

This event is open to everyone in the community, including family care partners, friends, service providers and care professionals and anyone else who provides care or support for people living with dementia.