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Are you caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or other types
of dementia? This November & December,
ComForCare
will
be hosting a five-session workshop for dementia caregivers.
Join us to learn techniques to help you provide wonderful care
while preserving your health and happiness! Register at
www.jointure.org
or call 908-722-0233 for more info. Held
at the PeopleCare Center in Bridgewater.
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• Med Reminders
• Transportation
• Certified HHAs
• Fall Prevention
• Safety Supervision
• Chronic Disease Mgmt
• Meal Preparation
• Hourly or Live-in Care
• Housekeeping Help
908-927-0500
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HOME CARE
live you
best
life possible
“The new normal.” That’s what Lynn
Feinberg, senior policy advisor for
AARP, called family caregiving in a
2012 report to the EEOC. Most sen-
iors needing help and care are not in
facilities. Between 80 to 90% of care-
giving to seniors is provided in the
community by family or friends.
But although caregiving is common,
and often personally rewarding, it is
rarely easy. Anyone who has taken on
this role knows how complicated and
demanding it can be. What’s more, it is
not a role that most of us plan or train
for. The need arises and, almost before
we know it, we find that we have taken
on new responsibilities for which we
are not very well prepared.
Family caregivers face significant
demands on their time, their finances
and their energy. Eventually these
demands and the stress they create can
take a toll on a caregiver’s health and
well-being.
Family caregivers show significantly
higher rates of depression, fatigue and
anxiety than comparable people who are
not caregivers. According to the Family
Caregiver Alliance, they even experience
higher rates of physical ailments such as
heart disease and diabetes.
These effects are even more pro-
nounced for those caring for a loved
one with dementia. Dementias, such as
Alzheimer’s and other illnesses affect-
ing cognition, place extraordinary
demands on family member.
Every week in my role as owner and
director of a home care agency I am
inspired by the grace, courage and
ingenuity with which unpaid caregivers
rise to the occasion of caring for a loved
one. But I have also seen what a differ-
ence it can make when they have the
opportunity to learn new caregiving
tools and techniques and to share their
ideas and concerns with others facing
similar challenges.
That’s why this fall ComForCare will
be partnering with the Jointure to offer
a five-week caregiver skills workshop
for family members and friends caring
for someone with Alzheimer’s or other
types of dementia. The workshop has
three main goals:
• to educate caregivers about demen-
tia, including Alzheimer’s, so that
they understand what changes are
taking place in their loved ones and
what they can expect,
• to teach proven strategies and tech-
niques for working effectively with
the care recipient and dealing with
stress, and
• to offer a warm and supportive envi-
ronment for sharing concerns and
connecting with others facing the
same challenges.
We call these proven techniques “game
changers” because of their power to
improve the dynamics between care
givers and care recipients.
We will be meeting once a week start-
ing Monday, November 7, at the Peo-
ple Care Center in Bridgewater. Ideal
participants should be currently provid-
ing care for a loved one with dementia
and be willing to attend all five sessions.
Register online at www.jointure.org
or call Jointure for information at
908-722-0233.
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