Caregiving Heroes Newsletter
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Monthly Zoom Meeting
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Wednesday, Jun 3, 2020, 07:00 PM
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Stimulus checks when on Medicaid
Tips from May meeting
- Connect with the right personnel in your loved one's facility so you can do video visits or telehealth.
- To iron out problems in the facility, work first with their social worker. Use an ombudsman if that doesn't work.
[Update - when facilities allow visitors, what will those visits look like? This AARP article addresses that issue.]
- UCLA Mindfulness Center
- Anxiety Canada
- Jack Kornfield
- Anxiety and Depression Assoc. of America
- Unwinding Anxiety - an app
READ what's being said...on the phone's app
Ava: the Best Live Captions (for iPhone and iPad)
Live Transcribe (by Google for Android)
Clock
Click here to see on Amazon.
Phone
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Pill dispenser
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Facebook Group for Caregiving Heroes
Two books
Findinging Life in the Land of Alzheimer's, by Lauren Kessler (Dancing with Rose) "a new optimistic look at what the disease can teach us and a much-needed tonic for those faced with providing care for someone they love."
The Big Finish, by Brooke Fossey - Duffy lives in an assisted living home. "One of Goodreads' Top 25 Feel-Good and Escapist Books to Read in Quarantine as seen in USA Today"
Grief while your loved one is here. Grief after your loved one is gone.
Caregiving Heroes
Email: caregivingheroesgroup@gmail.com
Website: https://www.fumccoppell.org/grow/connect/support-groups-2/
Location: 420 South Heartz Road, Coppell, TX 75019
Phone: 972-393-1304
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/caregivingheroescoppell/