Healthy Eating and the Holidays
Healthy Eating and the Holidays will introduce basic principles of nutrition and how to apply to holiday eating along with tips for making food exchanges to enjoy seasonal festivities while maintaining health goals.
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How Illness Affects Others
It is often said that when a family member is sick, the whole family is sick. This program will address how illness and caregiving affect those around us.
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Planning for the Holidays
For some caregivers, the holidays can feel even more isolating- or more stressful. This program will focus on these emotions and will examine some practical ways to make this a wonderful holiday season!
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Ask Dr. Tam Questions
What kind of questions do you have about dementia? As a caregiver, how do you survive the journey? Dr. Tam Cummings will cover quick stress relief tips and answer any questions you have about dementia. **Sponsored by VITAS Healthcare**
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What you need to know about medication- The benefits and risks for seniors and Caregivers.
The session will cover a variety of topics around medication safety. She will explore some potential side effects, how some medications can increase the risk of falls, how medications can interact with each other and many more topics. Please come with your questions as this will be an interactive session. Also, a workbook will be […]
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Como celebrar cuando eres un cuidador
Para algunos cuidadores de familia, las fiestas de fin de año pueden ser un momento alegre en el que los ánimos son mayormente positivos. Se siente bien cuidar a los […]
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Caregiving and the Holidays
Most caregivers know a few caregiver tips for surviving and thriving during the holidays but they are often forgotten. This session is a good reminder. Tips include redefining and changing family traditions, what needs to be communicated about holiday celebrations and the care receiver, and planning for your care receiver’s health and well-being (doctor appointments […]
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Managing Holiday Stress
The holidays are here! A time for joy, happiness, and good cheer. But for many, it can be a time of feeling immense pressure and deep despair. N. H. Praderio, M.D. will facilitate a discussion on how to recognize and address the effects of stress during the holiday season.
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Who Decides When I Can’t
Please join Brennen Boze, Attorney, as he leads a discussion about the importance of having powers of attorney, medical directives, and wills/trusts in place when incapacity strikes, and how legal guardianship may be the only alternative if no advance planning was done.
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Create a Plan to Feel Secure About Your Future
Caregivers often are overwhelmed with the present and are without time to plan for their future or that of their loved one. This session will discuss the basics and process of assembling a long term care plan with links to many new official tools available. The earlier the planning starts, the better! Let’s talk about […]