Posts Tagged Family Caregivers
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Unchartered Territory
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Gary and I were having dinner with a couple on our tour in South America, and before I knew it, the conversation turned to concerns about caring for an aging parent at home in Canada. On a recent visit in Arizona, we stopped to see a friend, who had just been release...
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Annual Caregiver Conference
By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Generations Area Agency on Aging Family Caregivers are invited to attend the 2nd Annual Quad-City Caregiver Conference to be held Saturday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Waterfront Convention Center, in Bettendorf. This conference is for pe...
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Iowa & Illinois Agencies Collaborate For – Caregiver Connection
By Leslie Thompson Public Relations Manager, Alternatives for the Older Adult Being a caregiver to a family member or friend is rewarding and yet stressful. “Reach Out for Help” was the theme for November’s Family Caregiver Month and to assist Quad Cities family caregivers, a collabo...
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Sounding Off – Your chance to share your views on today’s issues
Sounding Off - Your chance to share your views on today’s issues....... Below are the results of a survey that finds older adults suffer in health-care due to poor coordination & communication. If you have comments that you would like to share, we will be printing some of them next month. You ...
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Trinity Pathway Hospice and Palliative Care Programs Celebrate National Caregivers Month
By Sandie Nichols, LCSW Manager of Palliative Care and Social Services Trinity Visiting Nurse & Homecare Association It is an interesting coincidence that November is both National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and National Family Caregivers Month. Chances are that as we age, we will ...
