“This Week at OPICA”

6 Ways to Fight Caregiver Sleep Deprivation

Is lack of sleep making your caregiving duties more difficult?

It might seem like falling asleep quickly would be easy after a long day of caring for your older adult, running errands, cooking, wrangling doctor’s offices and insurance companies, working, and more, but that’s not always the case.

Unfortunately, stress, anxiety, and a never-ending To Do list prevent many caregivers from getting the recommended 7 to 9 hours of quality sleep they really need.

If you’re sleep deprived and struggle with falling asleep at night, staying asleep, or getting quality sleep, don’t miss these 6 caregiver sleep tips that help you get more rest.

Highlights from this week @ OPICA

Laughing & moving all at the same time. Laughter on Call entertained us at OPICA.

Back to the 40's.

Louise, OPICA Activities Director

leads the groups in a great discussion about all kinds of trivia from 1940.

Morning warm-up at OPICA.

Get those pom-poms shaking!

Cathleen's songbook & vibrant singing got members up and dancing.

Adding some beats to the music. OPICA members used their percussion instruments to compliment the music.

Irby gets some help from Saundra. We have some great singers at OPICA.

Haiku & Art

Members at OPICA, expressing themselves in many ways.

Fred reads out loud a beautiful Haiku Poem," A Morning" by

Arun Bahadur Gurung. You might be wondering what makes a poem a Haiku...

The haiku is a Japanese poetic form that consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.

The OPICA art room is filled with wonderful artists expressing and creating.

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SAVE THE DATE

OPICA Annual Outsider / Insider XV Art Show

Saturday, 9-28-24

Are you looking to be an art sponsor?

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OPICA Adult Day Care and Counseling Center is proud to introduce "OPICAcares", a new program intended to provide support for individuals living at home alone or individuals in under-resourced communities that are experiencing memory loss.

If you have a family member or friend that could benefit from our services, please share this valuable information with them.

This program comes at no cost to the individual or family.

For more information, please email OPICAcares@opica.org or

calling 310-478-0226 ext. 111

This project was supported, in part by grant number 90ADPI0105-01-00, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, DHHS, Washington, D.C. 20201.

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Have you thought about joining OZ?

OPICA on Zoom is now available at NO cost to members of the

OPICA's Adult Day &

Brain Train Programs

A daily interactive program

from your home.

Be part of the OPICA OZ community.

Combine the Day Program or Brain Train with our Virtual OZ Program,

You can do both!

Email Emily for more information Emilyc@opica.org

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Individual Online Day Programs Continue

Join us every week for one, two or as many groups as

you want to be part of.

Spirit Builders Group and Art Class

All of our groups are facilitated by Marriage and Family Therapists

(LMFT, AMFT, and MFT-Trainees)

Contact Emily Campbell; Emilyc@opica.org for more information about these groups

At OPICA we strive to bring you an assortment of excellent online programs. Please check out the links below for all of our online programs, and hopefully we can spark your interest in joining!

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Join a Group Today

Brain Train Program at OPICA

OPICA’s Brain Train program is designed specifically to cater to individuals dealing with early-stage memory loss.

OPICA's Brain Train Program

In Person or Zoom

What's best for You?

For In Person contact:

Angele Caron

for more information

Angele@opica.org

For Virtual online contact:

Emily Campbell for more information Emilyc@opica.org

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OPICA Support Group

Openings available

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Email Cheryl for more information

counseling@opica.org

Did you know...

OPICA has a

LOST & FOUND

If you are looking for an item that has been misplaced, or find one that is not yours, OPICA has a Lost & Found. Call us, 310.478.0226

to inquire about your missing item. Items to be returned can be left with Juan at the gate the next time you come to OPICA.

Upcoming Seminars

The South Bay Dementia Education Consortium

present:

The 2024 Update on Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatment

Thursday, September 19, 2024

3:00 - 4:30 pm

Zoom

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BETTER CAREGIVING FOR ALL - WEBINAR SERIES

We are pleased to announce that the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care (ADC) Program will be hosting Better Caregiving for All, a new monthly virtual series accessible via Zoom and will be delivered live and recorded for on-demand viewing. The material covered each month will address the needs of populations that have not been the focus of traditional caregiver training/education in the past.

August 28, 2024

Time: TBD