It Takes a Village: Caregiving 2010 -  11th Annual Caregiver Conference
The Arboretum - 11:30 PM to 4:30 PM on June 3rd
Pre-Registration Is Requested (no charge for non-paid caregivers)
     For directions, go to ncarboretum.org 
   There is no parking fee if you tell the  guard at the entrance that you are attending the workshop.

Family members and friends who are caring for frail, older adults need the support and resources of a village.  This workshop identifies the many ways our community comes together to promote the wellness of both the caregiver and the loved one who is the recipient of care. 

Give yourself and those you care for the gift of a healthier you.

11:30 am - Registration - There is no charge for friends or family members who are caring for older adults.  There is a $15.00 fee for professional caregivers. 
       Pre-register at 682-2459 or 681-2203 or email ruth@rutheprice.com.

11:30 to 12:30 - Clare Bridge shuttle is available from the parking lot to The Education Center building.

11:30 to 1:00 - Visit Community Resources 

11:30 to 1:00- Lunch Sponsored by Park Ridge Hospital 

1:00 - Village Pressure Points: Expressing Anger Safely, Lisa Gwyther, MSW, LCSW,   Education Director, the Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) at Duke Medical Center.

2:00- The Village Comes Together as a Team, Robert Ford, Executive Director, Hospice of Madison, Gene and Mary Lou Tatsch, Caregivers, Andrea Gray, RN, CHPN, and Tina Garren, RN, CHPN, Four Seasons Hospice

3:00- The Village Promotes Healthy Living, Julie Palmer, Community Wellness Educator, Certified Nutritional Coach and ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, Park Ridge Hospital 

4:00 - Adjourn 

4:00 to 4:15 - Clare Bridge shuttle available

 directions    I  sponsors

 

MAJOR SPONSORS The HOPE Behavioral Health Services  Caregiver Wellness  meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month (February through November) from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM in the Duke room at Park Ridge Hospital in Fletcher, NC.  For more information, go to caregiverwellness.org or call 682-2459 or 681-2203. Land-of-Sky Regional Council’s     Family Caregiver Support Program The Family Caregiver Support Program provides information about resources to help families in their caregiver roles.  For more information, call (828) 251-6622 or 1-800-727-0557. The program is funded by federal (Older Americans Act) and state funds. MemoryCare™is a non-profit charitable corporation established  to meet the rapidly growing need for appropriate assessment, treatment, and support for memory-impaired individuals and their families.  (828) 771-2219

ADDITONAL SPONSORS INCLUDE:
(click on the name of any organization to visit their website)

Clare Bridge of Asheville

Brightstar
1340 Patton Ave., Asheville, 828-255-1733

HomeCareFree
900 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, 828-277-1580

Mars Hill Retirement
170 South Main St., Mars Hill, 828-689-7970

Spring Arbors of Hendersonville
1825 Pisgah Dr., Hendersonville, 828-697-7800

Lake Pointe Landing
333 Thomspon Street, Hendersonville, 828-693-7800

Highland Farms
200 Tabernacle Rd., Black Mountain, NC 828-669-6473

Home Helpers
311 White St., Hendersonville, 828-692-0000

Hospice of Madison County
Hot Springs Health Program, 590 Medical Park Drive, Marshall, (828) 649-9566

Four Seasons Hospice
571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, 828-692-6178

Pamela H. Owenby
Asheville, 828-277-5432, 

Home Instead Senior Care
Asheville, 828-274-4406

Beystone Health & Rehabilitation
Fletcher, 828-684-4857

Stacie's Personal Care 
Marshall, 828-649-9014 

Heritage Hills
Hendersonville, 828-693-8292

Gentiva
Asheville, 828-275-7599 

Life Care Center of Hendersonville
828-697-4348

Smoky Mountain Center
Slyva, 828-586-5501

CAPES Council on Aging of Buncombe County
828-277-8288

Pardee Pavilion Adult Day Program
Flat Rock, 828-697-7070

Transylvania Regional Hospital Home Health & Hospice
Brevard, 828-883-5254

WNC Baptist Retirement Home
Asheville, 828-254-9675

Carolina Village
Hendersonville, 828-692-6275

CarePartners
Asheville, 828-274-2400

Directions to the North Carolina Arboretum:

Directions — From I-26, take Exit 33 (Old Exit 2) and head South on Hwy 191. Travel for approximately 2.1 miles (You will pass the Biltmore Square Mall). Look for brown signs for NC Arboretum.  Take a right turn at the stop light and just ahead take another right.  Take the parkway ramp off of Brevard Rd to the main entrance. 

For more about The Arboretum, call 665-2492 or visit their website for more detailed driving directions. 

There is no parking fee if you tell the person at the gate that you are attending this workshop.

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Still have Questions?
  Visit the FAQ page and the Program Schedule
or
       Call 828-682-2459 or 828-681-2203 or
       email Ruth Price at ruth [at] rutheprice.com 

To become a 2009 meal sponsor for the monthly meetings
call 828-682-2459 or 828-681-2203 or
       email Ruth Price at ruth [at] rutheprice.com