Caregiver Teleconnection

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  • Home Care Services: How Help for your Loved Ones Helps the Caregiver

    Do you find that now that you are a caregiver, you just don’t have enough time, energy, strength, or have health problems of your own? Learn how home care services can help and let you be the best caregiver for your loved one. Find out the difference between home care and home health care, how […]

  • What Services are Available for Caregivers?

    Join us for an interactive session to learn ways to identify local, state, and national resources for caregivers. Also learn how to think and act creatively to find support groups and other sources of emotional support.

  • Federal, State and Local Services

    Learn about federal, state, and local programs and services for adults age 60+ and for family and informal caregivers. **Sponsored by the North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection program**   CaregiverTeleconnection · Federal, State and Local Services May 9  

  • Personal Services

    What is it? How does it different from home health, how much does it cost, what questions should I ask? **Sponsored by the North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection program**   CaregiverTeleconnection · Personal Services 6132022  

  • Online – Worry Warts: How to Take Action and Take Care of Business

    Often family caregivers become paralyzed to act when there is so much information to consume. In this session, Elizabeth identifies the primary worry themes and shares strategies and resources to address each. Session attendees are also encouraged to share the resources that have made the most significant impact in their caregiving journey.  

  • Reducing the Risk for Falls in Older Adults and Family Caregivers

    Caregiver Teleconnection sessions are one hour learning sessions that can be done via Zoom or over the phone for caregivers of older persons. Experts from around the country share information important to caregiving. Caregivers will have the opportunity to ask questions as well as hear from other caregivers. Our sessions are geared for the family […]

  • Conceptos básicos de Medicare

    ¿Ha oído hablar de la inscripción abierta de Medicare? Únase a José Díaz que explicara los conceptos basicos de Medicare para que haga un decision informada para su ser querido.  

  • Home Health vs Palliative Care vs Hospice for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients

    Home health care is curative, intended to help patients recover from injury or illness, or progress toward improved functionality. While the objective of both hospice and palliative care is pain and symptom relief, the prognosis and goals of care tend to be different. We will discuss the appropriate level of care at the right time […]

  • Federal and State Programs for Older Adults and Family Caregivers

    Learn about services through the Area Agencies on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the Veterans Administration—all of which are available at no cost to those who qualify. **Sponsored by the North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection**