Weekly
seminars will inform and assist the elderly and their caregivers
WHAT:
April 2008 Spring Caregiver
Series
Five 45-minute presentations
with Q&A sessions designed to provide resources and answers for
the issues facing elder Americans and their caregivers.
WHO:
This program is for the elderly and their caregivers
WHEN AND WHERE:
Every Wednesday in April, 6
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Athens Public Library, 30 Home
St., Athens, Ohio
April 2: Resources for the
Caregiver
April 9: Legal Issues
April 16: Making Tough
Decisions
April 23: Physical Activity
April 30: Dealing with the
Health Care System
WHY:
The Caregiver Series returns to
the Athens Public Library after many requests from the
community, providing information about and examining a variety
of issues facing the elderly, ranging from power of attorney,
living wills, what is healthful exercise for the elderly to what
Medicare/Medicaid will pay for and not, and how to get the most
out of physician visits.
“The topics we chose were the
topics that were most asked for,” said Ellen Peterson, geriatric
education coordinator at Ohio University College of Osteopathic
Medicine (OU-COM).
“We’ve devised this series for
the elderly, but it’s just as valuable for caregivers that could
be part of the sandwich generation — those who are still raising
children but have aging parents.”
Sponsored by the Athens Public
Library, OU-COM, College of Health and Human Services and the
Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center. Refreshment served.
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