A Workshop for Family Caregivers Tending the Caregiver’s Garden: 
Preserving Wellness and Life Stories 
12:45 - 4:00 PM, Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Arboretum’s Education Center 
(For directions, go to ncarboretum.org)

Caregivers of frail, older adults need to take care of others without neglecting their own health.  This workshop focuses on these dual goals and how to meet them.  Each caregiver who attends this workshop will leave with an enriched understanding of the value of personal stories (the caregivers and those of the people cared for), a personal wellness plan, and knowledge of what the skin can tell us about an individual’s physical health. 

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

12:45 pm   Registration - There is no charge. 

This program is for friends or family members who are caring for older adults.  If possible, pre-register at 682-2459 or 681-2203 or email ruth@rutheprice.com.

1:00 Caring for Your Own Health, Terry Mulligan, MS, PA-C, MemoryCare

2:00 Preserving Memories: Guided Autobiography with Rebecca Chaplin, 
           Aging Program Specialist, Land-of-Sky Area Agency on Aging

3:00 Recognizing What the Most Sensitive Organ, the Skin, Tells Us about Health
             Molly McGaughey, M.D., Park Ridge Geriatrics
 
 

 directions    I  sponsors

 

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. Park Ridge Home Health Services are available 24 hours per day, seven days per week.  For more information, call 828-687-5261. 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

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