Family Caregiver Boot Camp: Hands-On Dementia Care Training

Are you caring for a person with dementia and looking for practical support?Join us for the Family Caregiver Boot Camp—a hands-on, hope-filled workshop designed just for you!

This event is packed with real-life demonstrations, expert guidance, and a supportive community of caregivers who “get it.” Walk away with new skills you can use at home tonight, fresh encouragement, and the confidence you deserve for the journey ahead.

• Changing a Person in Bed & Brief Hacks: Learn how to safely change your person and put a brief on without removing pants—skills you can actually use!
• Shower Techniques: Creative ways to make bathing less stressful and more dignified.
• Meal Time Support: Practical strategies for encouraging eating and drinking.

All topics are hands-on and taught by dementia trained healthcare professionals and Joanna LaFleur, national dementia educator and founder of Memory Lane Foundation.

Who Should Attend?

Family and friends caring for someone with dementia at home—whether you’re new to caregiving or looking to learn some new tricks. Come as you are—no experience required!

• Walk away with practical, real-world caregiving skills
• Get hands-on practice in a supportive, judgment-free environment
• Connect with other caregivers and feel less alone
• Leave with resources you can use at home, and a little more hope in your heart

Spaces are limited—reserve your spot today!

Info: Practice essential daily care skills for your person with dementia, including changing in bed, brief hacks, safe transfers, and more—guided step-by-step, with plenty of time for questions and hands-on practice.

Info: Learn how to engage your person with dementia in meaningful, enjoyable activities that build connection, reduce stress, and spark joy. Includes ready-to-use ideas you can try at home!

Info: Take a well-deserved break! Enjoy lunch, connect with fellow caregivers, and enter to win some fun prizes and self-care treats in our raffle.

Info: A compassionate and inspiring talk based on the bestselling book Option B. Joanna explores how to find hope, meaning, and strength while living with the ongoing grief of dementia caregiving. You’ll leave with fresh perspective, practical strategies, and encouragement for the journey—because sometimes, when Plan A is no longer possible, we find unexpected resilience and joy in Option B.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor, United States