Care for the caregiver workshops planned

Published 10:00 pm Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Tryon United Methodist Church, located at 195 New Market Rd. in Tryon, is presenting Powerful Tools for Caregivers, an educational program designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend.

Caregivers will discuss techniques and tips on how to identify and reduce personal stress, increase your ability to make tough decisions, locate helpful community resources, etc.

The six-week course will be held Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25, and Nov. 1 and 8, 2016, from 1-3:30 p.m. To register, call Danielle Williams, Caregiver Specialist, Region – C, Area Agency on Aging, at 828-287-2281, Ext. 1258 by Sept. 25.

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– article submitted by Jane Armstrong

Did you know these stats on caregiving and caregivers?

• An estimated 21 percent of households in the United States are impacted by caregiving responsibilities (NAC, 2004).

• Caregivers said they do not go to the doctor because they put their family’s needs first (67 percent said that is a major reason), or they put the care recipient’s needs over their own (57 percent).

• More than half (51 percent) said they do not have time to take care of themselves and almost half (49 percent) said they are too tired to do so (NAC, 2004). (cdc.gov/aging/caregiving/facts.htm)