Caregiver Health - A Population at Risk
The
Family Caregiver Alliance has introduced a new fact sheet describing
the impact of caregiving on the mental and physical health of the
caregiver, summarizes research from a variety of sources and offers
recommendations from a public policy perspective.
Summary and analysis
Estimated Value of Family Caregiving (by
State)
Also released from the Family Caregiver Alliance
is a state-by-state analysis the estimated value of family
Caregiving.
View data
ASA/NCOA Conference March 7-10, 2007
The American
Society on Aging (ASA) and the National Council on Aging (NCOA) --
are collaborating again to offer one of the most dynamic educational
conference and networking opportunities for professionals in the
field of aging.
ASA-NCOA Conference details
ASA/NCOA Pre-Conference Events Planned for March 5 & 6,
2007
A Conference for Caregiving Coalitions and a
Conference for Family Caregiving have been planned as a
preconference events to the ASA/NCOA Annual Conference.
Pre-Conference Sessions
Bereavement Teleconference - March 22, 2007
The
Hospice Foundation of America will be offering its 14th Annual
National Bereavement Teleconference on Thursday, March 22, 2007.
This year’s topic is “Living with Grief: Before and After the
Death.”
Click
here for further details.
Novel Program Enhances Dementia Caregivers’ Quality of
Life
New research, published 11/21/06 reveals that a
multifaceted, personalized intervention can significantly improve
the quality of life for caregivers of people with dementia.
Click
here to access a press release on this interesting research done
by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute on
Nursing Research.
RFP for Caregiving Coalitions-Proposals due by January 12,
2007
The National Alliance for Caregiving have received
two grants from the Retirement Research Foundation and the Jacob and
Valeria Langeloth Foundation to work with 20 caregiving coalitions
throughout the U.S.
Click
here or further information.
RFP Targeted to Community-Connected Caregiver Programs -
Register On-Line by January 15, 2007
The Langeloth
Foundation has announced an RFP targeted to non-profit,
community-connected caregiver programs. Please share this
opportunity for funding with your community based, non-profit
partners.
Click
here for further information.
Caregiver Summit in May, 2007
Plans are being
made for another Caregiver Summit, similar to the one held in May of
this year and coordinated by the Onondaga County Department of Aging
& Youth.
A survey will be sent in early January to ascertain topics and
good dates for attendees.
Caregiver Summit - Spring
2007
