Our Health is our Wealth: A Health Promotion Series for Caregivers part 2
Caregiving is known to cause stress on a person’s mental and physical health. This series will address ways that caregivers can support their own health, while also considering respite care or ways to include your care recipient so that they benefit too.
Physical Activity We’ll outline the benefits of physical activity for caregivers and care recipients, and how to exercise safely at home in ways that can include your care recipient.
Date October 11, 2023
Hosted By WellMed Charitable Foundation
Tags seniors, dancing, Health and Wellness, yoga, caregiver, Aging, Lucy, Barylak, caregiving, Elliot, caregivers, Sklar, elderly, exercise, family, Physical activity
Dr. Elliot Montgomery Sklar and Lucy Barylak, MSW
Dr. Elliot Montgomery Sklar is a public health professional with vast experience in managing health programs and initiatives. With over a decade of practice in supporting the health of the public through academic work, research and service to communities across the Americas, Dr. Sklar shares his passion and expertise in support of diverse caregivers and the complex issues they face.
Lucy Barylak, MSW, is a Social Gerontology Consultant with West-Central Montreal Health in Montreal, Canada. Lucy is a renowned expert in caregiving having won the Queen’s Jubilee Award twice, presented by the Canadian Homecare Association. She has also been a family caregiver for her mother for many years.