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Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland announces seminars for
caregivers
September topic: Alzheimer's guidance
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[September 05, 2007]
SPRINGFIELD -- The Area
Agency on Aging for Lincolnland has announced the September, October
and November topics in the monthly "Lunch and Learn" series for
family caregivers of older adults and for relatives raising
children. Lunch and Learn sessions are free to the public and are
scheduled during the noon hour to accommodate working caregivers.
Lunch is provided, and preregistration is required. |
The goal of the series is to provide practical information that will
help caregivers continue to provide quality care to others while
maintaining balance in their own lives. Informal caregivers are
those unpaid helpers such as family members, friends and neighbors
who provide assistance to someone who is to some degree
incapacitated and in need of help with tasks such as grocery
shopping, bill paying, cooking or personal care. Grandparents or
other relatives raising grandchildren have accepted primary
responsibility for raising one or more children through age 18.
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Sept. 19 --
"Alzheimer's: Dealing With Daily Challenges"; presented by James
Dearing, senior program manager, Alzheimer's Association,
Greater Illinois Chapter
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Oct. 17 -- "Crock
Pot Cooking: Easy Meals for the Busy Caregiver"; presented by
Glenda Johnson, family nutrition program specialist, U of I
Extension Sangamon-Menard Unit
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Nov. 14 -- "Home
for the Holidays: Topics to Discuss With Your Aging Parents";
presented by Kay Menenghetti, Family Caregiver Resource Center
facilitator, and Billie Hanselman, caregiver specialist, of St.
John's Hospital Third Age Living
The one-hour informational sessions are presented at the Area
Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, 3100 Montvale Drive in Springfied,
from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month. To register
or to learn more about the Lunch and Learn series, contact the Area
Agency on Aging for Lincolnland at 217-787-9234 or 800-252-2918.
[Text from file received from
Area Agency on Aging for
Lincolnland]
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