Maplewood at Stony Hill in Bethel, the only assisted living community in northern Fairfield County fully dedicated to those with memory impairment, will present an educational seminar for professionals who work in the geriatric and/or health care field titled “Elder Bullying: An Emerging and Real Issue.”
The half-day seminar is April 21 at Maplewood at Stony Hill, 46 Stony Hill Road (Route 6).
The seminar will look at peer-to-peer elder bullying as an emerging phenomenon requiring deeper awareness given its specific negative impact on victims, bullies themselves, witnesses and organizational culture. Bullying will be examined by its root causes, as well as the role dementia plays in its existence.
Donna Fedus will act as program facilitator. Fedus has a degree in social gerontology from the University of Pennsylvania and has worked as a gerontologist for 24 years in hospital and university settings as well as in private practice. She serves as a director of elder programs at The Consultation Center, Yale University School of Medicine.
Registration and breakfast start at 8:30 a.m., with the program beginning at 9:30 a.m. and running through 11:45 a.m. Advanced reservations are required, and seating is limited. Call Debra Laudano for reservations at 203-207-4100.
Maplewood at Stony Hill opened in December and features programs and services for those with Alzheimer”™s disease and other cognitive impairment, from mild to more progressed stages. Maplewood at Stony Hill is a Maplewood Senior Living community. With 10 communities across three states, Maplewood Senior Living is based in Westport.
