Destiny World Church Hosts Elder Care Workshop

Destiny World Church is partnering with Caregivers Health Mart to sponsor a free elder care workshop.  Whether we want to admit it or not, our parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents will eventually need some help.  We want to think that those people who raised us and took such good care of us will always have a sharp mind and be in good health.  Here’s the problem with that – It doesn’t always turn out that way.

This workshop will give you some tools to prepare you for helping your elderly family members.  The last thing you want is to find out one day that Mom or Dad had a stroke or heart attack.  Mom or dad has developed Alzheimer’s.  Or, they just need help and can’t function by themselves anymore.  This workshop will help you to be proactive instead of reactive.

What’s Gonna Happen To Mom and Dad?

Destiny World Church
Saturday, November 6, 2010
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

7400 Factory Shoals Road
Austell, GA 30168
(1 mile from Six Flags)

Register Now!  It’s Free

Some people wonder why I care so much about this topic.  It’s because five years ago my god-sister had a stroke and could not longer take care of herself.  She was 78 years old, a widow and childless.  It became my family’s responsibility to care for her and we were clueless.  I don’t want that to happen to you.

Workshop Topics

• Exploring Elder Care Options (assisted living, personal care homes, etc.)
• Let’s Talk About Long Term Care Insurance
• Understanding Advance Directives (everyone needs to have these)
• Hospice is a Service, Not A Place (you don’t have to be dying to receive hospice services)

Statistics from National Family Caregivers Association

More than 65 million people, 29% of the U.S. population, provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend during any given year and spend an average of 20 hours per week providing care for their loved one.
- Caregiving in the United States; National Alliance for Caregiving in collaboration with AARP; November 2009

The value of the services family caregivers provide for “free,” when caring for older adults, is estimated to be $375 billion a year. That is almost twice as much as is actually spent on homecare and nursing home services combined ($158 billion).
- Evercare Survey of the Economic Downturn and Its Impact on Family Caregiving; National Alliance for Caregiving and Evercare. March 2009

The typical family caregiver is a 49-year-old woman caring for her widowed 69-year-old mother who does not live with her. She is married and employed. Approximately 66% of family caregivers are women. More than 37% have children or grandchildren under 18 years old living with them.
- Caregiving in the United States; National Alliance for Caregiving in collaboration with AARP. November 2009

1.4 million children ages 8 to 18 provide care for an adult relative; 72% are caring for a parent or grandparent; and 64% live in the same household as their care recipient. Fortunately, most are not the sole caregiver.
- National Alliance for Caregiving and the United Hospital Fund, Young Caregivers in the U.S., 2005.

20 hours per week is the average number of hours family caregivers spend caring for their loved ones while 13% of family caregivers are providing 40 hours of care a week or more.
- Caregiving in the United States; National Alliance for Caregiving in collaboration with AARP. November 2009

This workshop is free.  Why not take a few hours out of your Saturday to get some valuable information that can be of great benefit. See you on November 6th.

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