State Representative Kate Hogan and the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren will host an informational event for grandparents raising grandchildren on Friday, October 23 from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Hudson Senior Center.

In our latest Caregiving Chronicles Q&A, the blog sat down with Hudson Senior Center Director Janice Long, who after some initial doubts quickly became a believer in BayPath‘s new project to create dementia-friendly communities in Hudson, Marlborough and Northborough.

The Hudson Senior Center will host a free, interactive event for people affected by dementia and their caregivers. “Meet Me at the Movies … and Make Memories!” will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m

The ClearPath Hoarding Task Force will be starting a new support group for hoarders in January, meeting twice a month at the Hudson Senior Center.

BayPath Elder Services and key stakeholders from all sectors of the community are coming together to help create dementia-friendly communities in MetroWest through the Come 2B Dementia Friendly program. Check out Caregiving MetroWest’s new section on dementia-friendly communities to learn more.

BayPath Elder Services, Inc.’s Family Caregiver Support Program and Caregiving MetroWest will lead a Powerful Tools for Caregivers class in Hudson beginning in October.

As part of Hudson’s involvement in the COME 2 B Dementia Friendly, the Hudson Police Department, along with the Hudson Health Department and the Hudson Senior Center, has created a registry to help identify a loved one in the event that they become disoriented or lost.

For the last several years, the Hudson Senior Center has been offering DayBreak, a social day program providing respite for caregivers every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Now, funded in part by a grant from the MetroWest Health Foundation, the program will be offered in Northborough and Marlborough as well