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Caregiver Information |
"Taking Care of You, Powerful Tools for Caregiving" Class
Call the office for questions or registration - (262) 284-8120
2010 Classes:
Caregiver Class
Fall Dates To Be Determined
For more information
call Jan at 262-284-8120 or 262-238-8120.
Support Group
Who should participate? Those family members and caregivers whose loved ones suffer from a chronic illness, dementia, and/or other disabilities.
Purpose: To provide information and support for each other.
Location: Harris Bank Community Room, N69 W5289 Columbia Rd, Cedarburg, WI
Meets the third Tuesday of each month!!
From 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Come meet with others who know what you are dealing with.
RESPITE RESOURCES
Adult Day Care - St. John's Lutheran Church, 1193 Lakefield Rd, Grafton, WI 262-377-9780 (This service is an outreach program of Luther Manor in Milwaukee.)
Interfaith Caregivers Volunteer - www.interfaithozaukee.org or call Sandy at 262-376-5362
Homemaker Services - ADRC Senior Directory
WEB RESOURCES
For a questionnaire on how care giving is affecting one's health -
For videos and materials for caregivers -
Family Caregiver Support Network of Milwaukee -
www.caregiversupportnetwork.org
Videos, modules, demonstrating specific care giving skills and issues -
Good, all around, informational site -
For articles, resources, and links to directories of licensed care facilities -
For supplies and specific items -
National Alliance for Caregiving
For Alzheimer's Caregivers
www.alz.org/we_can_help_caresource.asp
Medicare Tool for Caregivers
Check eligibility for benefits at
Click on Visit Medicare resources (toward the bottom of the page)
or
Contact our Benefit Specialist in our office at 284-8120 or 238-8120
LIBRARY RESOURCES
Our department has a number of books and videos to loan out to
Ozaukee County Residents and their families.
Topics include:
Aging Well Alzheimer's Disease Cancer Caregivers
Developmental Disabilities Elder Care Hospice Stroke
Videos
Lending
Library Titles
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Contact Jan Braby, Information and Assistance Specialist, in our office at 284-8120 or 238-8120
No information about or obtained from an individual participant
shall be disclosed in any form identifiable with the individual to any person
outside the agency or program involved without the informed consent of the
participant or his/her legal representative except:
a.) By court order or
b.) When securing client requested services, benefits, or rights.