The Caregiver Community Conference
Are you an adult-child caregiver (working age adults who are caring for aging parents) or other family caregiver? Would you benefit from information, resources and support about family caregiving? If so, this conference is designed just for you!
Join other adult-child caregivers from across North Carolina for a conference addressing information and resources about health and medical issues, financial and legal issues, housing resources and family issues all focusing on the needs of adult-child caregivers.
Nov. 7, 2015 — 9 am to 1 pm
Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory, N.C.
Register online today at northwestahec.org (or by clicking this link)
According to the AARP, every day in the United States, 8,000 people turn age 65 and this trend will continue over the next 20 years. Our aging population is already having a tremendous impact on our health care systems, municipalities, workforce and families. One group significantly affected by our aging population is adult-child caregivers—working age adults who are caring for aging parents or other family members. In the U.S., an estimated 10 million adults are family caregivers to their parents facing tremendous personal, career, financial, health, psychological and social challenges as a result of their caregiving responsibilities.
Participant Objectives
As a result of attending this conference, adult-child caregivers and other family caregivers should be able to:
- Describe the potential challenges and rewards associated with caregiving for aging parents or other family members.
- Describe strategies for balancing work and family responsibilities with caregiving responsibilities.
- Describe the importance of estate planning, and list the financial and legal documents typically included in comprehensive estate planning for senior adults.
- Differentiate between Medicare and Medicaid eligibility and services.
- Identify potential community resources for parents or other family members living with Alzheimer’s or other age-related types of dementia.
- Identify age-related considerations for drivers, and resources for assessing and discussing driving with senior adults.
- Identify the potential risks for falls in a senior’s home and community, and describe strategies for reducing falls.
- List potential mental health risks among senior adults.
- Identify community, state and federal resources for supporting family caregivers and aging adults.
Click this link to download a brochure about the conference.
Jointly provided by ACAPcommunity and Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC) of Wake Forest School of Medicine and a part of the North Carolina AHEC Program.