The Juggling Act -- a Workshop for Family Caregivers

When: Tuesday, November 10, 7:30am - 1:30pm
Where: Providence Willamette Falls Education Center, 519 15th Street, Oregon City, OR, 97045
Who Should Attend: Family caregivers and those who support them
Why: To learn about resources available to help caregivers; to network with other caregivers; to nurture yourself
Cost: Free!
 
Seating is limited to 75. Please RSVP by calling Mary Ann Hard , 503-650-5724, or RSVP by email.

NOTE: If you would like to attend but do not have anyone to care for your loved one, please call Mary Ann Hard at 503-650-57245

Click here to view the agenda.

Who Cares for the Family Caregiver?

Caregivers in our community assist friends, relatives and loved ones with everything from daily tasks to more complex health-related interventions like medication administration and wound care. While many caregivers will tell you that their role is rewarding, they will also tell you that caergiving is neither for the weak nor faint of heart.

Did you know?

• Approximately 80% of homecare services are provided by family members
• 69% of family cargivers have suffered from prolonged depression
• Few caregivers seek prompt medical attention for their own problems
• 78% feel their own physical and emotional health suffered as a result of the intense demands placed on them in the caregiving role
• Each year, U.S. companies lose $11.4 - $29 billion duer to work schedule adjustments and employee health issues associated with caregiving

November is National Family Caregivers month...

Clackamas County celebrates and supports family caregivers at The Juggling Act, a workshop for family caregivers which offers:

• A FREE catered hot breakfast
• Meaningful networking opportunities
• Insightful, helpful speakers & caregivers' stories
• Fun goody bags
• A panel of experts, including an Eldercare Attorney; Medicare/Medicaid Case Manager; Hospice Social Worker, LCSW; & a family caregiver
• Special guest: Chair Lynn Peterson, Clackamas County Commissioner

The Family Caregiver Conference is sponsored by:

Clackamas County Social Services
HomeInstead Senior Care of Clackamas County (Breakfast Sponsor)
Providence Willamette Falls Education Center (Hospice and Palliative Care)
Gillman Park Retirement Center
American Medical Response
Clackamas County Department of Employee Services
Providence Willamette Falls Hospital

Workshop Agenda

7:30a.m.-8:30a.m. – Registration/Breakfast

8:45a.m.-9:00a.m. – Welcoming Comments/Cindy Becker, Director of Clackamas County Department of Human Services, Brenda Durbin, Director of Clackamas County Social Services

9:00a.m.-9:45a.m. – Our stories – “Their story, yours and mine—it’s what we all carry with us on this trip we take, and we owe it to each other to respect our stories and learn from them”. William Carolos Williams.  Family Caregiver storytellers – Mary Ann Hard, Judy Meyer, Suzy Falk, and Jim Devine

9:45a.m.-10:00a.m. – BREAK

10:00a.m.-11:00a.m. – Panel/Community Resources – Geoff Bernhardt, Elder Law Attorney, Rob Kowalewski, State of Oregon Casemanager, Dorothy Hanes, Willamette Falls Hospice and Palliative Care, Illomay Van Orsow, Family Caregiver

11:00a.m.-11:10a.m. – BREAK

11:10a.m.-12:00p.m. – Questions for panelists from conference attendees

12:00p.m.-12:15p.m. – BREAK

12:15p.m.-1:00p.m. – Discussion and storytelling among family caregivers – “In the end all we have…are stories and methods of finding and using those stories.” Roger C. Shank

1:00p.m.-1:15p.m. – Remarks and presentation by Commissioner Lynn Peterson

1:15p.m.-1:30p.m. - Evaluation and Wrap-up