Participants in this program will learn about communication changes related to dementia, understand the value of “entering” into their loved one’s “world,” and develop strategies for communication with their loved one throughout the course of the disease.
This program will help adult children understand the concept of aging in place, assess their parents’ homes for safety and accessibility concerns, and become familiar with potential home remodeling and modifications that can help make their parents’ dreams reality.
This ACAP program will help participants become aware of local resources and services and the important role that community programs, clubs and leisure service organizations serve in helping their loved ones remain socially engaged, while also clarifying the relationship between loneliness/social isolation and health and how to identify signs and symptoms of loneliness and social […]
This program will offer participants information about the variety of current and cutting-edge technology designed to ensure the safety and engagement of older loved ones and peace-of-mind for their families. Speaker: Samantha Westrich
This program will help adult-children recognize common conditions associated with age and offer strategies on how to address them.
This program is designed to educate participants about advance care planning so that they may be more aware of the advantages, terminology, and necessary documents.
This program will help adult children understand and differentiate between anxiety and depression, recognize the characteristics and potential causes, and offer tips for communicating with loved ones and key professionals to effectively manage the symptoms.
This program will provide adult-children with practical tips and tools to use for gathering information when visiting aging parents, along with strategies for holding conversations with siblings and other family members about needs and services. In addition, this program addresses practical guidance for hands-on caregiving and when to get additional help.
Learn how to have difficult conversations with your parents as they age and need to begin planning for changes to their independent living so that everyone is on the same page.
Join some our our knowledgeable speakers from the past year who will be participating in a group Q&A session and an engaging discussion about caring for our aging loved ones.
Even the best, most committed caregivers can experience caregiver exhaustion, depression, anxiety, and illness. Caregiving often requires sacrificing time, energy, and resources to provide for the care partner. Setting boundaries and practicing self-care can help prevent caregiver burnout.
This program will help adult-children understand Medicare and SHIIP programs that may offer benefits to their aging parents so that they can be more informed advocates for their parents’ health and medical care and service coverage.
Information, resources, support and community for adult-children as they care for their aging parents and for themselves.
ACAPcommunity
PO Box 8278
Morganton, NC 28680
Tel: (877) 599-ACAP (2227)
Email: info@ACAPcommunity.org
formerly United Church Homes and Services
