29th Annual Caregivers Conference: Prepare to Care
29th Annual Caregivers Conference
“Prepare to Care: Getting Your Ducks in a Row”
Caring for a loved one takes preparation and support from the community. The 29th Annual Caregivers Conference – “Prepare to Care: Getting Your Ducks in a Row” – aims to equip family caregivers, volunteers and professionals with the tools to be better prepared to care for a loved one. Join the Northern Virginia Dementia Care Consortium Members November 11 to learn how you can better manage life as a caregiver.
Conference attendees will be able to learn practical tips on how to plan and organize caregiving documents, visit with exhibitors who offer supportive services, and earn Continuing Education Units from George Mason University’s Office of Continuing Education.
Guests will also have the opportunity to hear from this year’s keynote speaker, Major General Antonio M. Taguba, US Army Retired. Taguba and his siblings weren’t prepared to care for their parents once they fell ill and were forced to make tough decisions about their health and finances. To help others, General Taguba is now the community ambassador for AARP and an advocate for caregivers and their families.
Conference Schedule
8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 Welcome
9:00 Overview of Brain Disease, R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD
9:45 Preparing to be a Caregiver, Antonio M. Taguba, Major General, U.S. Army Retired
10:45 Break and Visit Exhibitors
11:00 Making Caregiving Manageable: Legal and Financial Planning, Sally Balch Hurme, J.D.
11:45 Lunch, Visit Exhibitors, and Book Signing
12:45 From Chaos to Calm: Identifying and Dealing with Caregiver Feelings, Jennifer FitzPatrick MSW, LCSW-C
1:45 Understanding Medicare, Bill Vaughan
2:30 Break,Visit Exhibitors and Creative Dance with Margot Greenly
2:45 Making the Most of Life When Things Go "Afowl", Ron Culberson
3:30 Adjourn
Need Respite Care?
Limited free in-home respite care for persons with Dementia, living in northern Virginia only, will be provided by GraceFul Care. For more information about respite, call 703-904-3994 no later than October 15.
Registration fee is $30, which includes continental breakfast, lunch, materials, and a certificate of attendance.
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"I like the people, the programs, the support, the knowledge I gained as caregiver. That my wife flourished (and was improving, I thought) while she participated."
