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Have you noticed that as your parents age you need to assume some responsibility for their wellbeing? Has your spouse been diagnosed with a disease that will require you to provide assistance with daily activities and medical oversight? Do you have a child with special needs? Are you the back-up caregiver for a friend or family member? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes,” then these workshops are designed to help you prepare for your role as a caregiver or strengthen you in your current role as a caregiver.
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Caregiver Workshops
The ten weekly workshops will start on Monday, September 11, 2023 with a light dinner at 5:30 PM followed by the workshops and activities for loved ones at 6:30 PM. Workshop schedule will be available when finalized.
Participants may attend all ten workshops or select workshops including:
- Role reversal – between spouses and between children and their parents;
- Sharing information -- organizing information for those who need to know;
- Legal considerations such as wills and powers of attorney;
- Financial planning including how and when to qualify for Medicaid and other assistance programs;
- Safety and accessibility – accommodations that make homes safer and easier to manage;
- Home healthcare basics and working with the medical team;
- Navigating nursing home decisions and home healthcare;
- End of life decisions/resources -- Catholic teaching on medical ethics and hospice care;
- Funeral planning and other arrangements;
- Understanding and accessing Veterans benefits.
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WHEN: 5:30 PM dinner, 6:30 PM workshops, Mondays, September 11 through November 13, 2023.
WHERE: Holy Name Catholic Church, Parish Hall, 9 South Connor Street, Sheridan, WY
CONTACT: Susan Bigelow, (307) 752-1762 or susan.bigelow307@gmail.com
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Fall Workshops
Sep 11 Role reversal – between spouses and between children and their parents Sep 18 Sharing information -- organizing information for those who need to know Sep 25 Legal considerations such as wills and powers of attorney Oct 2 Financial planning including how and when to qualify for Medicaid and other assistance programs Oct 9 Safety and accessibility – accommodations that make homes safer and easier to manage Oct 16 Home healthcare basics and working with the medical team Oct 23 Navigating nursing home decisions and home healthcare Oct 30 End of life decisions/resources -- Catholic teaching on medical ethics Nov 6 Funeral planning and other arrangements Nov 13 Understanding and accessing Veterans benefits
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