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Alzheimer’s support group meets first Tuesday of each month

Each month, Touchmark at Coffee Creek hosts small-group meetings to provide a networking opportunity for those dealing with the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related dementia.

The meetings are open to the community and will be held at 6:30 pm the first Tuesday of each month.

There is no charge, and all meetings will be held at Touchmark at Coffee Creek, 2801 Shortgrass Road, Edmond.

The Alzheimer’s Association has found the most successful groups are ones where the members are allowed to talk about their struggles and successes, says Jamie Ham, Touchmark executive director. “We will be offering a variety of educational offerings. This support group is important, as it serves those who are living with the day-to-day challenges of Alzheimer’s disease.”

Past Presenters

Marge Coalman, EdD

Coalman is Vice President of Wellness & Program for Touchmark; as such, she is responsible for developing and implementing the national award-winning Life Enrichment/Wellness program. She also provides support and oversight for Touchmark’s Memory Care and Assisted Living programs as well as health and fitness clubs and centers. Coalman received her doctorate in Education from Oregon Health Sciences University and holds a master’s degree in Education from Portland State University. Her bachelor’s degree is in Physical Therapy from the University of Washington. Coalman serves on the advisory board of the International Council on Active Aging and is sought internationally as a conference speaker. She will be presenting at the 2010 Aging in America conference in Chicago. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Away from work, she enjoys walking with her dogs, biking, swimming, writing poetry and fiction, and spending time with her grandchildren.

David Troxel

David Troxel, creator of the Best Friends Approach to Alzheimers The father of the Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s Care—David Troxel, MPH— joined us for the launch our new memory care service.

Anne P. Hill

Hill is the author of Unforgettable Journey ... Tips to Survive Your Parent’s Alzheimer’s Disease, published in 2007. She practiced law for 16 years before retiring to care for her family. Hill volunteers with her church and enjoys playing her piano, cooking, lifting weights, and doing needlepoint. She lives with her husband and two sons in Portland, Oregon.

Laura Castleberry

Castleberry, whose mother has an age-related dementia illness and will be moving into Prairieview. Castleberry shared insights from a family’s perspective at our open house event on April 8.

Stephanie Doppler, RN

Doppler serves as Resident Care Manager for Waterford at Harwood Groves in Fargo, North Dakota. She holds bachelor degrees in Social Work and Gerontology from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Before joining Waterford, Doppler worked for 10 years as a nurse and social worker in a skilled nursing center. She is married and has two sons. The family enjoys going to the park, riding bikes, playing board games, and going to movies.

Mary Beth Motanic, LPN

Motanic is the Memory Care Manager for Waterford at Fairway Village in Vancouver, Washington. She grew up in Sunnyside, Washington, where she received her Licensed Practical Nurse credentials. After that, she worked at Sunnyside Hospital in the Surgery and Emergency departments. When she moved to Spokane, Washington, she worked as a nurse with surgeons specializing in vascular surgery. Motanic joined Waterford in 2002 as a nurse and has held her current position since 2007. She spends most of her free time enjoying her daughter's horse events, reading, gardening with her three daughters, and traveling with her husband.

Wendy Schrag, RN

Schrag is the Memory Care Manager at Waterford at all Saints in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. At age 16, she started working in a nursing center as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She attended Dakota Wesleyan University and received her associate’s degree in Nursing and bachelor's degree in Behavioral Science, with an emphasis in Psychology. Prior to joining Waterford in 2002, Schrag worked for Sioux Valley Geriatric Psych as a mental health specialist. While there, she began researching ways to work with people experiencing dementia. As a result, today Schrag uses redirection and behavior modification to help residents. She has won several awards relating to program development, and she designed a Reminiscing book that earned national honors. Schrag enjoys playing volleyball and softball as well as reading, spending time with her dogs, family, and friends, and gardening.

Diane Wood

Wood is Program Coordinator for the Central Regional Oklahoma office of the Oklahoma/Arkansas Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Prior to this position, Wood worked as a case manager with the Advantage Program, social services coordinator with an adult day health program, and coordinator of admissions with a hospice. Wood holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family from Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, and completed the Geriatrics/Gerontology Certificate Program at Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at UCO in Edmond. An active volunteer with several civic and faith-based organizations, Wood also enjoys gardening, shopping, listening to jazz, going to movies, and dining out. She has served as a caregiver for six family members. She and her husband currently are caregivers for his father.

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