In-person & Virtual

Gain a better understanding of and learn tips to help manage the daily challenges of living with a parent or other family member with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia.

This ACAP program will assist participants to demonstrate knowledge about:
1) The relationship between aging, missed medications, medication errors and non-compliance;
2) Strategies for assessing a parent’s physical, mental and environmental risk factors for missed
medications, medication errors, and non-compliance; and
3) Specific and practical tips for preventing missed medications, medication errors, and non-
compliance in the home and in the community.

Become more educated about trends relative to working while also providing care for an aging parent, supportive workplace policies, and strategies for balancing the many demands of working outside the home while also caring for one’s family and older loved ones.

Learn how to balance the many roles of caregiving, family, home, work and one's own health and wellbeing.

Participants will gain knowledge regarding Medicaid eligibility requirements and services. They will learn: (1) how to access federal Medicaid websites to complete eligibility paperwork and download the current year's Medicaid manual; (2) how to access city, county, or state websites and phone numbers to complete Medicaid eligibility paperwork; and (3) how to determine health and medical professionals accepting coverage and seek answers to questions.

We are all living longer, and, as we age, we are more likely to experience one or more significant health and medical conditions. Learn about the most prevalent conditions associated with aging, risk factors, symptoms, and strategies for adult-children who are helping manage conditions of their parents while also addressing their own health concerns.

Caregiving can be both rewarding and stressful. Care providers will learn about the signs and impact of compassion fatigue and strategies for managing and reducing these stresses.

https://youtube.com/live/kmoWboW4UBI Home after hospitalizations can be overwhelming for older adults to manage and may require additional help from their family.This program will help adult-children understand the components of discharge planning and services that may be provided in the home. These may include home health, in-home rehab or wound care; importance of scheduling follow-up visits with […]

For most adults, driving a car means independence, but as we age, driving may become more difficult or even unsafe. Learn the warning signs of driving impairment in aging adults, evaluation strategies, transportation alternatives, and scenarios for discussing driving with our parents.

Caring for an aging parent often surfaces unresolved family issues. This program is designed to help adult-children and their families learn to communicate more effectively so they may express their concerns, more appropriately share the workload, make decisions collaboratively and, in general, care for their aging parents as a more balanced family unit. PROGRAM PRESENTER:  […]