UNIVERSITY PARK — Conversations with family members showing signs of dementia can be challenging and uncomfortable. Fear or a lack of awareness may accompany these conversations, resulting in delays affecting the entire family. Common difficult discussions include going to the doctor, stopping driving and making legal and financial plans.

To help participants prepare for those conversations, Penn State Extension joined forces with the Alzheimer’s Association to offer the “Dementia Conversations: Driving, Doctor Visits, Legal and Financial Planning” webinar.

This webinar will take place from 6 to 7 p.m., on Dec. 16, online.

This program is designed for people noticing changes in seniors they are close to who have not received a dementia-related diagnosis, care partners of those in the early stage of dementia, family members who do not see themselves as caregivers, long-distance caregivers and hands-on caregivers of people in the middle to late stages of a form of dementia.

Attendees can learn tips for breaking the ice and having difficult conversations about the common issues that arise with Alzheimer’s or dementia. They also can learn how to plan ahead and build a care team that works and communicates well to reduce some of the stress that can accompany a disease such as Alzheimer’s.

This workshop is free, but attendees must register by Dec. 13.

For more details and to sign up, visit the Penn State Extension website https://extension.psu.edu/dementia-conversations-driving-doctor-visits-legal-and-financial-planning-webinar or call 1-877-345-0691.