Thrive, Sisters of Providence partner for Dementia Education Series

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM

By Staff report

Thrive West Central and the Sisters of Providence will provide dementia awareness training in a series of sessions starting in September. For those who wish to attend, respite care is available.

The training, based on Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care, will be led by award-winning Sisters of Providence nurse Beth Collins and Thrive’s Dementia Outreach Specialist Amy Schorr. It is designed for care partners, family members and friends of individuals living with dementia.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, five families will receive 26 hours of free in-home respite care to support participation in an upcoming dementia awareness training. The care includes a trial visit to ensure comfort for the individual receiving services. Use of respite care is optional and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve your spot, please complete the form linked below by Aug. 15. This is not a formal application – just a way for us to gather participant info and plan accordingly.

Sessions will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. every other Wednesday beginning Sept. 10 in the Foley Room at the Providence Center on the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods campus.

Participants are not required to use respite care in order to attend.

To register, visit http://bit.ly/45mmaEu or contact Amy Schorr at 812-238-1561, ext. 260.