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Volunteer Respite Squad Training (In-Person and Virtual)
Age Well Colchester Office 875 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester, VTOften, as Vermonters age, family and friends are taking care of their loved ones so they can remain at home. Many of these caregivers become increasingly unable to care for themselves as they take on this loving responsibility at the expense of careers, families, and their own well-being. The cost and availability of a professional caregiver to provide them with respite is often unattainable. Age Well's Respite Squad Volunteer Program provides the support that so many of our caregiving families desperately need. Age Well is seeking to recruit and train volunteers who are willing to provide a break for caregivers.…
New to Medicare Classes
VirtualWe are here to help you understand the process and decisions related to health insurance. This class will help you: Save money by avoiding enrollment penalties Make informed decisions by understanding your options Know where to find additional help Protect yourself against Medicare fraud How to Register: Call the Helpline to register: 1-800-642-5119
Volunteer Respite Squad Training (In-Person and Virtual)
Age Well Colchester Office 875 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester, VTOften, as Vermonters age, family and friends are taking care of their loved ones so they can remain at home. Many of these caregivers become increasingly unable to care for themselves as they take on this loving responsibility at the expense of careers, families, and their own well-being. The cost and availability of a professional caregiver to provide them with respite is often unattainable. Age Well's Respite Squad Volunteer Program provides the support that so many of our caregiving families desperately need. Age Well is seeking to recruit and train volunteers who are willing to provide a break for caregivers.…
Volunteer Respite Squad Training (In-Person and Virtual)
Age Well Colchester Office 875 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester, VTOften, as Vermonters age, family and friends are taking care of their loved ones so they can remain at home. Many of these caregivers become increasingly unable to care for themselves as they take on this loving responsibility at the expense of careers, families, and their own well-being. The cost and availability of a professional caregiver to provide them with respite is often unattainable. Age Well's Respite Squad Volunteer Program provides the support that so many of our caregiving families desperately need. Age Well is seeking to recruit and train volunteers who are willing to provide a break for caregivers.…
New to Medicare Classes
VirtualWe are here to help you understand the process and decisions related to health insurance. This class will help you: Save money by avoiding enrollment penalties Make informed decisions by understanding your options Know where to find additional help Protect yourself against Medicare fraud How to Register: Call the Helpline to register: 1-800-642-5119
New to Medicare Classes
VirtualWe are here to help you understand the process and decisions related to health insurance. This class will help you: Save money by avoiding enrollment penalties Make informed decisions by understanding your options Know where to find additional help Protect yourself against Medicare fraud How to Register: Call the Helpline to register: 1-800-642-5119
New to Medicare Classes
VirtualWe are here to help you understand the process and decisions related to health insurance. This class will help you: Save money by avoiding enrollment penalties Make informed decisions by understanding your options Know where to find additional help Protect yourself against Medicare fraud How to Register: Call the Helpline to register: 1-800-642-5119
Powerful Tools for Caregivers: Class #1
VirtualThe Powerful Tools for Caregivers course is a 6-week course, offered virtually four times in 2023, with Session 1 starting in January, Session 2 starting in April, Session 3 starting in August and Session 4 starting in October. Class #1: Taking Care of You This class sets the stage for the entire course. It emphasizes that the focus is on “YOU, the caregiver, not on the family member receiving care,” and that caregivers will develop a “box of self-care tools.” The challenges of caregiving and significance of caregiver self-care are underscored through viewing a DVD. Beginning in this class, caregivers…
New to Medicare Classes
VirtualWe are here to help you understand the process and decisions related to health insurance. This class will help you: Save money by avoiding enrollment penalties Make informed decisions by understanding your options Know where to find additional help Protect yourself against Medicare fraud How to Register: Call the Helpline to register: 1-800-642-5119
Powerful Tools for Caregivers: Class #2
VirtualThe Powerful Tools for Caregivers course is a 6-week course, offered virtually four times in 2023, with Session 1 starting in January, Session 2 starting in April, Session 3 starting in August and Session 4 starting in October. Class #2: Identifying and Reducing Personal Stress Four steps are presented for effective stress management: (1) Identifying early warning signs, (2) Identifying personal sources of stress, (3) Changing what you can change and accepting what you cannot change, and (4) Taking action. Tools to reduce stress are discussed. Participants learn how to change negative self-talk – which increases stress and erodes confidence…
Powerful Tools for Caregivers: Class #3
VirtualThe Powerful Tools for Caregivers course is a 6-week course, offered virtually four times in 2023, with Session 1 starting in January, Session 2 starting in April, Session 3 starting in August and Session 4 starting in October. Class #3: Communicating Feelings, Needs, and Concerns Participants learn how to communicate their feelings, needs and concerns more effectively by using “I” messages. Through brief dramatizations, participants experience the impact of both “I” messages and “You” messages (which tend to sound blaming and put people on the defensive). They practice changing “You” messages to “I” messages, and identifying when statements beginning with…
New to Medicare Classes
VirtualWe are here to help you understand the process and decisions related to health insurance. This class will help you: Save money by avoiding enrollment penalties Make informed decisions by understanding your options Know where to find additional help Protect yourself against Medicare fraud How to Register: Call the Helpline to register: 1-800-642-5119