Free Caregiver Training Friday

July 16, 2008

The Council on Aging of West Florida is offering a free caregiver training session on Friday, July 18 from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Century Senior Center/Council on Aging of West Florida Congregate Meal Site located at 6025 Industrial Blvd. in Century.

The topic will be Taking Care of Both Caregiver and Care Receiver. The training session is for all caregivers, regardless of the condition the receiver has. The training session, which includes lunch, is free. Reservations are requested to 432-1475.

The training will focus on issues caregivers face and an extensive caregiver’s manual, which has been designed as a reference guide, will be distributed free of charge to attendees. The manual includes programs and resources available to assist caregivers, tips for caregiving, safety issues, emergency preparedness and how to safely provide physical care, personal care and nutrition as well as how to deal with behavioral problems and grief issues.

The training is part of new programs designed to reduce stress, increase coping skills, provide strategies for effective management of caregiving tasks and enable caregivers to provide high quality care in the home. The programs are sponsored by Council on Aging of West Florida, the State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs, and the Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging.

Council on Aging of West Florida is a local, independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that has served seniors and their families since 1972. Council on Aging of West Florida helps seniors in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties live healthy, safe and independent lives in their own familiar surroundings by providing community based, in-home programs and services such as Meals on Wheels and Alzheimer’s respite care.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News