Las exigencias emocionales y fรญsicas que son parte del cuidado de una persona mayor enferma pueden estresar incluso a la persona mรกs resiliente. Por ello, es tan importante aprovechar todos los recursos y las herramientas disponibles para manejar el estrฤs. Expondremos cuรกles son las caracterรญsticas que definen el estrรฉs de cuidador y como se puede […]
Emergencies and disasters can strike quickly and without warning.ย ย Learn about ways to plan ahead for health, weather, loss of services such as electricity, and other emergencies and disasters.
This month she will discuss how to handle difficult behaviors when dealing with a loved one living with dementia. This is an interactive session where Dear Lucy will answer questions and have a conversation with caregivers regarding the issues they face in their caregiving journey.
Nine dementias account for 98 percent of all dementias. Recognizing the signs and features of each dementia helps family caregivers recognize and identify which form or forms of dementia their loved one is displaying, allowing for better care planning. Tam Cummings LLC Handouts 2020
There are five questions about dementia every family caregiver needs to understand to prepare for the disease process with their loved one. Tam Cummings LLC Handouts 2020
There are many issues that a caregiver will face when providing care for someone. How do decide what level of care is needed? When is it time to look into […]
Alzheimerโs Disease is the most widely recognized type of dementia and currently there is no cure. Nestor H. Praderio, MD will review the evaluation process for diagnosing Alzheimerโs Disease and […]
โข Do you have questions about how to manage your medications? โข Are you concerned about how to recognize potential drug interactions? โข Do you know how to store your […]
Learn about how to identifyย Medicareย and Social Security scams and what to do about them.ย ย **Sponsored by the North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection**
โข Do you have questions about how to manage your medications? โข Are you concerned about how to recognize potential drug interactions? โข Do you know how to store your […]
Ten Practical Caregiver Stress Exercises. These are easily doable techniques that immediately reduce physical and emotional stress in family and professional caregivers. These tips and tricks take anywhere from 30 […]
Join us as we take your questions and discuss Coronavirus. Weโll address: Feeling a sense of control, Notย letting fear take over, How to cope with being quarantined at home, and […]
โข Do you have questions about how to manage your medications? โข Are you concerned about how to recognize potential drug interactions? โข Do you know how to store your […]
Join us as we take your questions and discuss Coronavirus. Weโll address: Feeling a sense of control, Notย letting fear take over, How to cope with being quarantined at home, and […]
This presentation will help bring a clearer understanding of Grief and offer suggestions to help those who are grieving. Grief outline 32620
La Dra. Liliana Oakes hablarรก sobre cรณmo los cuidadores pueden afrontar de la mejor manera el brote del COVID-19 para salir adelante. La doctora hablarรก sobre cรณmo controlar el estrรฉs […]
Join us as we take your questions and discuss Coronavirus. Weโll address: Feeling a sense of control, Notย letting fear take over, How to cope with being quarantined at home, and […]
Nationally, greater attention is being paid to the concerns facing caregivers. While many issues are the same for all adults and those who care for someone, some unique considerations arise […]
The pandemic has affected the lives of all Americans, including family caregivers. Many of them are more isolated and unsupported than ever before. During this session, clinical psychologist and author […]
Joins us as we take your questions and discuss Coronavirus: Weโll Address: Feeling a sense of control Not letting fear take over How to cope with being quarantined, at home, […]
Please join Dear Lucy in an interactive discussion about being sheltered in place with a loved one who has dementia. She will discuss how to organize a daily routine, and […]
Learn answers to the most frequent legal issues which face family caregivers and older adults, including powers or attorney, โliving wills,โ guardianship, and other legal concerns. Also, how does a […]
Acompรกรฑenos abordaremos el tema del Coronavirus y tomaremos sus preguntas รฉ inquitudes: Mantener una sensaciรณn de control, No dejar que el miedo se apodere de usted, Cรณmo hacer frente a […]
Join us as we continue our discussion on how to cope with the ever changing events of the COVID-19 outbreak. Lucy Barylak, MSW and Dr. Elliot Sklar will talk about […]
Understanding how dementias move through the brain and cause changes in behavior allows families and professionals to determine how much damage the brain has suffered. Identifying your loved oneโs stage […]
Acompรกรฑenos abordaremos el tema del Coronavirus y tomaremos sus preguntas รฉ inquitudes: Mantener una sensaciรณn de control, No dejar que el miedo se apodere de usted, Cรณmo hacer frente a la cuarentena en casa, y cรณmo prepararse, Recomendaciones de seguridad para sus enfermos en casa Cรณmo controlar su estrรฉs y mantenerse saludable fรญsica y mocionalmente […]
Research shows that mindfulness, the practice of accepting what is without judgment can lower psychological stress. Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic in a Massachusetts Medical School reminds us that in Asian languages, the word for mind and heart are the same. In this talk, you will learn practice solutions that will help […]
Join us as we continue our discussion on how to cope with the ever changing events of the COVID-19 outbreak. Lucy Barylak, MSW and Dr. Elliot Sklar will talk about the most recent updates as well as continue to provide tips on how to manage your stress, stay healthy and take some time for yourself. […]
El Dr. Nรฉstor H. Praderio repasarรก el proceso de diagnรณstico de la demencia y explicarรก los tipos de demencia, incluso los sรญntomas y las etapas. El doctor tambiรฉn hablarรก sobre las opciones de terapia y tratamiento.
Do your caregiving responsibilities make you feel like a different person? This session will help you understand the definitions of role changes, role reversal, role overload, and role engulfment. Youโll also find out why caregivers are susceptible to role related challenges and learn how to cope with role-related challenges.
Identify different types of dementia. How do you know what stage dementia someone is in? How can the latest research help caregivers? **Sponsored by the North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection**
Join us as we continue our discussion on how to cope during the COVID-19 outbreak, and how to safely transition into a new normal. Lucy Barylak, MSW and Dr. Elliot Sklar will talk about the most recent updates and issues impacting caregivers, and answer questions on how to stay safe and healthy in these unprecedented […]
This month she will discuss what caregivers can do for themselves during this difficult time. This is an interactive session where Dear Lucy will answer questions and have a conversation with caregivers regarding the issues they face in their caregiving journey. CaregiverTeleconnection ยท Dear Lucy May 14, 2020
The lobes of the brain are each responsible for certain behaviors or reflexive actions. Knowing the normal function of each lobe and the behaviors or changes that occur as the disease progresses, allows caregivers to determine behaviors which indicate the disease versus behaviors which indicate infection, stroke, anxiety or depression. **Sponsored by VITAS Healthcare** […]
Join us as we continue our discussion on how to cope during the COVID-19 outbreak, and how to safely transition into a new normal. Lucy Barylak, MSW and Dr. Elliot Sklar will talk about the most recent updates and issues impacting caregivers, and answer questions on how to stay safe and healthy in these unprecedented […]
Carol Bertsch is a practicing elder law attorney, who is well known in her field as a fierce advocate for older adults and their family caregivers. Listen as Carol discusses those important legal issues and documents with which caregivers and seniors need to be familiar.