Bedford, OH - Beginning Saturday, August 3 and
concluding Saturday, October 12, UHHS Bedford Medical Center
Senior Network
will be sponsoring a ten-week, Saturday series of educational
and support sessions for caregivers. Individuals who provide
care to a loved one or expect to provide care one day soon will
find these sessions beneficial. The series will run every Saturday
from 1 to 3 p.m. (excluding August 31). The sessions will take
place at UHHS Bedford Medical Center, 44 Blaine Avenue in Bedford.
Representatives from organizations like the Alzheimer's
Association, Case Western Reserve University, Fairhill Center,
Western Reserve Area on Aging, University Hospitals of Cleveland
and Budish and Solomon Law office will provide valuable information
for the caregiver. In addition, physicians, nursing home representatives,
hospice and home health care representatives, and fire and emergency
personnel will be presenting on topics such as Balancing Caregiving,
Safety and Environmental Issues, Personal Care and
Hygiene, Loss
of Independence, Emotional and Intellectual Well Being, Creating
a Community Support Network, Medical Aspects, Legal
and Financial Issues, End of Caregiving and Taking
Care of the Caregiver.
These sessions are free to the public. However, registration
is required and there is limited seating. A community resource
guide will be available to all attendees and Senior Network members
will be available along with the presenters to answer questions
and offer resources at each session.
Developed in 1997, the UHHS Bedford Medical Center Senior
Network
was developed to unite agencies serving seniors to allow for
the sharing of services and resources and providing a forum for
collaboration on behalf of senior services. The network has fostered
an innovative model for the area in which agencies and staff
who support senior programs need not work in isolation, independent
from each other. UHHS Bedford Medical Center is the organizational
sponsor and advocate for the development of the Senior Network
and provides hospital-related programs and services to the network,
as well as financial support.
For more information or to register for the Care for the Caregiver
series, please call 440-735-3684.
