Community Education Caregiver Series.
October 09, 2017
As part of Family LifeCare’s 20th anniversary celebration, we are hosting a series to help empower caregivers in our communities. Throughout 2017 we presented four major topics. All presentations are free and open to the community and will be held at 6 pm. The last series presentation will be held in November:
At Bluffton Regional Medical Center, 303 S Main Street, 4th floor Conference Rooms 401 & 402, Bluffton
November 14: Tiffany Hamilton, Social Worker, will present My Friend Died, Now What Do I Say and Do?
At Marion Public Library, 600 S Washington Street, Meeting Room B, Marion
November 7: Jeff Luttrell, Bereavement Specialist, will present My Friend Died, Now What Do I Say and Do?
Family LifeCare recognizes the accomplishments and importance that caregivers make in our communities. We want to help those with the role of caregiver and to be your resource. There are nearly 44 million family caregivers in the United States and the majority are females (60%). Eight in ten are taking care of one person (82%). On average, they are 49 years old. A large majority of caregivers provide care for a relative (85%) with 49% caring for a parent or parent-in-law. One in ten is caring for a spouse.
Caregivers typically assist with activities of daily living (ADLs), such as running errands, fixing meals, or bathing and they usually conduct medical or nursing tasks such as wound care or managing medications for their loved one. Throughout the month of November, Family LifeCare will be joining organizations across the nation hosting activities that will help the community understand how important hospice and palliative care can be.
More information about home health, hospice, palliative care, children’s services and caregiving resources is available by contacting Family LifeCare at 1-800-355-2817. If you plan to attend any or all of the series, an RSVP is appreciated, but not required. Family LifeCare provides services in Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Randolph, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties. You may also visit us at www.familylifecarein.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FamilyLifeCare.
At Bluffton Regional Medical Center, 303 S Main Street, 4th floor Conference Rooms 401 & 402, Bluffton
November 14: Tiffany Hamilton, Social Worker, will present My Friend Died, Now What Do I Say and Do?
At Marion Public Library, 600 S Washington Street, Meeting Room B, Marion
November 7: Jeff Luttrell, Bereavement Specialist, will present My Friend Died, Now What Do I Say and Do?
Family LifeCare recognizes the accomplishments and importance that caregivers make in our communities. We want to help those with the role of caregiver and to be your resource. There are nearly 44 million family caregivers in the United States and the majority are females (60%). Eight in ten are taking care of one person (82%). On average, they are 49 years old. A large majority of caregivers provide care for a relative (85%) with 49% caring for a parent or parent-in-law. One in ten is caring for a spouse.
Caregivers typically assist with activities of daily living (ADLs), such as running errands, fixing meals, or bathing and they usually conduct medical or nursing tasks such as wound care or managing medications for their loved one. Throughout the month of November, Family LifeCare will be joining organizations across the nation hosting activities that will help the community understand how important hospice and palliative care can be.
More information about home health, hospice, palliative care, children’s services and caregiving resources is available by contacting Family LifeCare at 1-800-355-2817. If you plan to attend any or all of the series, an RSVP is appreciated, but not required. Family LifeCare provides services in Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Randolph, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties. You may also visit us at www.familylifecarein.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FamilyLifeCare.
Contact:
Lisa Arnold, Development Director
larnold@familylifecarein.org, (800) 355-2817
