The SLV Caregivers Support Group meets to learn from other caregivers and professionals in the field while providing the opportunity to gain strength and support for the weeks and months ahead. We offer informational programs, peer support, discussions, and community development among the attendees. The group’s needs and interests will determine the programming of speakers.
The realities and challenges of caregiving are overwhelming, confusing, and often isolating. The VWC is creating this space for people to come together to support and encourage each other and to share and receive helpful information and guidance. A fund provided by the Valley Women’s Club can help defray up to $100 for a Valley family caregiver to take some time off.
Meetings are on the first Thursday of the month, 2:00–3:30 PM, at the VWC Office at the Highlands Park Senior Center, 8500 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond, CA.
Thursday, December 1st, 2022, from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM The Valley Women’s Club Office in the Highlands Park Senior Center8500 Highway 9, Ben Lomond, CA Please join us for coffee, tea, and snacks! Brad Beaulieu, of Hospice of Santa Cruz County, will be there and will be discussing and answering questions about how Hospice can help family
Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM The Valley Women’s Club Office Highlands Park Senior Center 8500 Highway 9, Ben Lomond, CA Please join us for coffee, tea, and snacks! Local Alzheimer’s expert, Jill Ginghofer, will be there and will be discussing and answering questions about “sundowning” and other dementia-related issues. After
Nira Rittenberg, an occupational therapist at Baycrest, offers these tips to help caregivers manage their parents’ dementia. 1. Longer visits are not always better. Keep the visits short and don’t try to squeeze too much into it. Better to come again and leave when things are going well, rather than staying when the person is overtired
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform I have the right… to care for myself. This is not an act of selfishness. It will give me the capacity of taking better care of my relative. to seek help from others even though my relative may object. I recognize the limits of my own endurance and strength. to
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