The Caregiver Community

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The Caregiver Community

In “The Caregiver Community," hosted by Frances Hall, we are holding conversations about the challenges and joys of caring for our aging parents and for ourselves. Frances talks about the “graying of America’ and “the silver tsunami” and how our nation’s changing demographics are impacting families, adult child caregivers, and businesses. We also talk about our personal experiences as adult child caregivers - what we need to know in order to be balanced and informed caregivers, what we are learning from our journey with our parents about aging and about ourselves, and advice we wish someone had told us when we began our journeys. If you are juggling the needs of spouses, children, step-children, pets, work, and volunteer activities with the needs of parents and in-laws, this show is for you!

  1. OCT 28

    Disaster Preparation, Recovery & Resilience – Older Adults and Family Caregivers

    In the past 20 years, the US has experienced multiple types of disasters that have devastated lives and communities. Host Frances Hall, Executive Director of ACAPcommunity is joined by Karen Scallan, Owner/Advocate of Special Needs and Parent Support Services of Louisiana. Karen, a nationally-recognized expert in disaster preparedness and a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, offers specific strategies that support older adult family members and their caregivers in disaster situations.

    46 min

  2. SEP 23

    Oral Health, Aging, and Caregiving with Dr. Natalie Whitaker, DDS, MNutr, Whitaker Dental Associates

    Oral health and oral care often can be among the challenges experienced by aging persons and their caregivers. Join Dr. Natalie Whitaker, a dentist and nutritionist, and Frances Hall as they discuss oral health and its impact on overall health, and how dentists can aid improving the quality of life for an older adult and their caregiver.

    48 min

  3. AUG 30

    Men As Caregivers

    Approximately 40% of all unpaid caregivers are men. Although there may be differences sometimes in how men and women approach caregiving, all offer vital and needed support for loved ones. In this podcast, host Frances Hall Executive Director ACAPcommunity is joined by Bob Cain (Piedmont Home Care), Mark Hensley (AARP North Carolina), and Bruce McReynolds (Griswold Home Care, Guilford County) as they share valuable insights from their lived experiences as caregivers for their parents and careers in senior services as well as understandings gleaned from conversations with other men who also have been caregivers for their parents and older adult loved ones.

    1h 1m

  4. JUL 29

    Life After Caregiving with Gary Newsome, Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life, Lake Prince Woods Retirement Community

    Caregiving is the process of providing assistance and support in meeting the daily needs of another person. For caregivers of older adult loved ones, anticipating life after caregiving can be difficult for a variety of reasons. Join host Frances Hall, Executive Director of ACAPcommunity and Rev. Gary Newsome Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life, Lake Prince Woods Retirement Community, Suffolk, VA. as they discuss the challenges of bereavement and life after caregiving.

    35 min

  5. JUN 25

    Preserving Generational Memories: A Conversation with Jon Camp, Ever Living Memories

    In this episode of The Caregiver Community, host Karen Summey from ACAPcommunity is joined by Jon Camp, former TV news reporter/anchor and founder of Ever Living Memories.

    48 min

  6. MAY 20

    How Assistive Technology Can Support Aging Individuals with Samantha Westrich, Speech and Language Pathologist

    Sometimes, we hear the term “assistive technology” in relation to older adults. But what exactly is that? How can assistive technology help my aging loved one or me, as the caregiver? Host Frances Hall, Executive Director of ACAPcommunity welcomes Samantha Westrich, a speech and language pathologist from the NC Dept. of Health and Human Services, who will help us understand how technology and assistive devices can help an older adult and the caregiver as well as what is available, how to determine what is needed, and how to access it.

    40 min

  7. APR 30

    Caregiver Stress: Is it Okay to Say “Enough!” with Dr. Jamehl Demons, Geriatrician at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

    Do you ever reach a point in your caregiver journey at which you say – or want to say – “Enough! I just can’t do this anymore!?!?!?” Caregiving can be hard, and it can be exhausting. Host Frances Hall, Executive Director of ACAPcommunity is joined by Dr. Jamehl Demons, a geriatrician at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in NC, who will help us understand when – and how – to draw that line in the sand.

    45 min

  8. MAR 25

    Working While Caring with Karen Kavanaugh Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers

    One in five employed adults also are caregivers for older adult loved ones. Caregiving can significantly affect their work. What can employers do to help maximize caregiver employee contributions to the company, enhancing the organization’s bottom line? In this episode, host Frances Hall, M.Ed. – Founder & Executive Director, ACAPcommunity is joined by Karen Kavanaugh, Chief Officer for Strategic Initiatives at the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers to discuss challenges that affect employed caregivers, employer viewpoints, and employment ideas and policies that can help lessen caregiver demands and stress.

    56 min
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In “The Caregiver Community," hosted by Frances Hall, we are holding conversations about the challenges and joys of caring for our aging parents and for ourselves. Frances talks about the “graying of America’ and “the silver tsunami” and how our nation’s changing demographics are impacting families, adult child caregivers, and businesses. We also talk about our personal experiences as adult child caregivers - what we need to know in order to be balanced and informed caregivers, what we are learning from our journey with our parents about aging and about ourselves, and advice we wish someone had told us when we began our journeys. If you are juggling the needs of spouses, children, step-children, pets, work, and volunteer activities with the needs of parents and in-laws, this show is for you!

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  • Creator
    The MESH
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2014 The MESH
  • Show Website
    The Caregiver Community

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