Caregiver Services
Caregiver education and preparedness is vital to minimizing the negative effects of caregiving including burnout, anxiety, depression, stress, and feelings of guilt or insufficiency. By participating in our caregiver seminars, you can learn important topics including:
- Aging in Place Safely
- Caring for the Caregiver
- Caregiver Mental Health
- Caregiving Tips: Managing Difficult Symptoms and Behaviors
- Cognitive Health and Brain Fitness Workshops
- Resources in the Community
- The Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Understand Alzheimer’s and Dementia
The LIAD Center’s education program also will partner with other experts and professionals in the field to discuss special topics including:
- Care Planning Options
- Dementia and Hearing Loss
- Dementia and Hygiene Care
- Elder Law and Estate Planning
- Fall Prevention and Utilizing Physical Therapy
- Financial Planning
- Lifts and Transfers
- Nutrition for Seniors and Caregivers
- NYS Community Medicaid
- NYS Institutional Medicaid
And many more! Open to new topics as well.
If you have questions, or would like to join the contact list to participate in our caregiver education programs, give us a call at (516) 767-6856 or contact Melissa Katz, LCSW at mkatz@lidementia.org.
LIAD’s caregiver education program is partly funded by a grant from the NYS Department of Health and the Willing Hearts, Helpful Hands program at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation.