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  • Online – Take Your Oxygen first

    Join Jamie Huysman, PsyD, LCSW as he discusses the latest issues facing caregivers and how attendees can learn to “take their oxygen first” so that they can continue to provide the needed care to their loved ones.

  • Safe Medications

    Please join Lucy Barylak, MSW for the first of two sessions about how to best manage your loved one’s medications, especially during the pandemic. Caregivers need to understand and be vigilant about medication side effects, as well as how new medications may affect someone with dementia.   CaregiverTeleconnection · Safe Medication Feb 3  

  • Online-The Nine Most Common Dementias

    This session will review the nine most common forms of dementia. These nine make up approximately 98 percent of all dementias. Identifying the dementia or dementias your loved one has is critical to today’s care and planning for future care. The type of dementia needs to be identified for a number of reasons. It is […]

  • Online-How are YOU feeling?

    As a caregiver we are often asked “how is your loved one doing?”. Every now and then someone may ask how you are doing. Almost as a reflex your response is "I am fine" or the ever popular “I’m hanging in there”. But are you really? Do you dare share that you are mentally, emotionally, […]

  • Safe medication

    Please join Lucy Barylak, MSW for the second session about how to best manage your loved one’s medications, especially during the pandemic. Caregivers need to understand and be vigilant about medication side effects, as well as how new medications may affect someone with dementia.   CaregiverTeleconnection · Safe Medication Feb 10  

  • Important Legal Matters for Family Caregivers

    Review important legal issues and documents and the importance of keeping them current. What are the most frequently asked legal questions? Discuss ways to start difficult discussions with parents, spouse, and other older adults who do not have legal affairs in order or need updating. Identify ways to find attorneys who specialize in working with […]

  • COVID-19: Issues & Updates for Caregivers

    Join us as we discuss the latest news and issues related to our ongoing pandemic. We’ll provide an update on COVID-19 in long term care settings, practical tips for caregivers, and answer your questions.   CaregiverTeleconnection · COVID-19: Issues & Updates for Caregivers Feb 17  

  • Online-Vida Saludable para Su Cerebro y Cuerpo: Consejos de las Últimas Investigaciones

    Durante siglos, hemos sabido que la salud del cerebro y el cuerpo están conectadas. Pero ahora, la ciencia puede proporcionar información sobre cómo tomar decisiones de estilo de vida que pueden ayudarlo a mantener su cerebro y cuerpo saludables a medida que envejece. Únase a nosotros para aprender sobre la investigación en las áreas de […]

  • Online-Self-Love: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

    People-pleasing is a losing battle. When you focus on self-love and self-compassion rather than trying to get others to love you, you build your self-esteem, your own resiliency and break codependent patterns so you can form healthier, happier relationships—with yourself and others. For various reasons, many of us find it easier to love others than […]

  • Caregiving 101, What Does it Mean to be a Caregiver

    Caregiving is not often something we seek out. Many times you just find yourself doing different tasks for your loved one. Join Dear Lucy as she shares tips on how to recognize that you are a caregiver, along with the challenges and rewards of caregiving.   CaregiverTeleconnection · Caregiving 101, What Does it Mean to […]

  • Engaging Caregivers: A Program for Healthcare Workers

    Learn about: the role of caregivers, dealing with difficult situations, diversity and culture, and where to find resources. Healthcare workers can better serve patients through partnership with caregivers, but there is limited formal training and support on how to engage caregivers in care planning. This series will explore the role of caregivers and their experiences […]

  • Online – How to Stage your Loved One’s Dementia and What Does it Mean

    This session will explore staging tools used to identify the progression of dementia in your loved one. Understanding the stage of dementia helps us better communicate, plan for care, and prepare for the next stage of the disease. **Sponsored by VITAS Healthcare**  

  • Engaging Caregivers: A Program for Healthcare Workers Series

    Learn about: the role of caregivers, dealing with difficult situations, diversity and culture, and where to find resources. Healthcare workers can better serve patients through partnership with caregivers, but there is limited formal training and support on how to engage caregivers in care planning. This series will explore the role of caregivers and their experiences […]

  • Caregiver to Caregiver

    Interactive panel of family caregivers will discuss the challenges and rewards of caregiving, what they have learned, and what they would advise other caregivers. During a Q & A, they will talk with listeners **Sponsored by the North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection** CaregiverTeleconnection · Caregiver To Caregiver 3 14 2022  

  • Online – Caregiving During COVID-19: The 2-Year Anniversary

    It’s been 2 years since our first lockdown, and what a ride it’s been! We’ll discuss the latest COVID-19 news, and reflect on what we have learned about caregiving during the experience of the pandemic.  

  • Engaging Caregivers: A Program for Healthcare Workers Series

    Learn about: the role of caregivers, dealing with difficult situations, diversity and culture, and where to find resources. Healthcare workers can better serve patients through partnership with caregivers, but there is limited formal training and support on how to engage caregivers in care planning. This series will explore the role of caregivers and their experiences […]

  • Anxiety: Good or Bad?

    Caregivers today face not only the stress of taking responsibility for two people (sometimes more), but the reality of a world different from any time in their life. This session will speak to the burden of so many issues facing our world today in addition to caregiver response, often exhibited in high anxiety. Sometimes anxiety […]

  • Online – Take Your Oxygen First

    Join Dr. Jamie Huysman as he discusses why caregivers should “Take Your Oxygen First”. As caregivers, you are often so busy giving to others, that your needs and health often take a back seat, which can make things harder for yourself in the long run. Learn about how you can take steps toward bringing your […]

  • Online – What is hospice and what is palliative care?

    What are the differences and benefits between the two and what qualifies a patient for hospice/palliative care? Join Gilbert Cortez, RN with Guiding Light Hospice as he talks about what you need to know about these different types of care.