Judith Boyko, MBA, MS, RN of Century Health Services offers some helpful advice to improve communications between caregivers and their loved ones.

Create a Better Day Café offers people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers a chance to enjoy some respite with fun activities together in monthly meetings at Pleasantries Adult Day Services in Marlborough.

A look at some of the new online resources for Alzheimer`s patients and their caregivers that have been introduced or are being developed.

Family caregivers caring for a loved one with Alzheimer`s have new sources of support, with the Alzheimer’s Association offering a free “Care Consultation” program and Hearthstone Alzheimer Care offering free trainings in the “I’m Still Here” approach to caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s at home.

Pleasantries Adult Day Services in Marlborough will be offering its latest session of the Create A Better Day Cafe on Sunday, Nov. 23 from 1-3 p.m. The Cafe provides a chance for caregivers caring for someone with Alzheimer`s or other forms of dementia to enjoy a relaxing and entertaining day with their loved one in a welcoming environment at no cost.

BayPath Elder Services. Inc. will host a free training session for family caregivers caring for a loved one with Alzheimer`s. The training session, presented by Hearthstone Alzheimer Care and the I’m Still Here Foundation, will take place on March 19.

The Create A Better Day Cafe, a unique program offering both caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or another dementia and their loved ones a chance for some respite and socialization, will hold its next session on March 22 at Pleasantries Adult Day and Consulting Services in Marlborough.

The MetroWest Alzheimer`s Partnership will host author Greg O’Brien for “Learn How to Build a Better Day” on Saturday, April 11 at the Callahan Center in Framingham. O’Brien will discuss his book, On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s.

Golden Pond Assisted Living in Hopkinton is offering an educational program entitled “Alzheimer`s Disease, the Basics and Alternatives on Alzheimer Care” on Thursday, April 16. Tammy Pozerycki of Pleasantries Adult Day and Consulting Services will present the program

Elder law attorney Arthur Bergeron, the Alzheimer’s Association and BayPath Elder Services will present a seminar on “Living with Alzheimer’s: Staying Home and Staying Safe” Tuesday, May 5 at 6 p.m. at the Holliston Senior Center.