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Vol. 7, No. 7
July 18, 2016
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Dear Friends:
This month, Connections would like to highlight some resources for caregivers whose primary language isn’t English. FCA has a number of fact and tip sheets in Spanish, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, and Vietnamese.
For Spanish speaking caregivers, we have an archived webinar on managing stress. This month, FCA has partnered with Easter Seals for a military caregiver webinar
. Our annual Spanish language Latino Forum will take place on October 1 in San Francisco, so please stay tuned for more details. FCA also provides information, assistance, and counselling in Spanish to San Francisco Bay Area caregivers, and has a monthly support group in Spanish in San Francisco.
For monolingual Chinese and Japanese speaking caregivers,
FCA has partnered with other organizations to provide assistance and information in the San Francisco Bay Area. This issue also features in our events section, a conference in Mandarin for dementia caregivers.
Sincerely,
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“There are those of us who are always about to live. We are waiting until things change, until there is more time, until we are less tired, until we get a promotion, until we settle down / until, until, until. It always seems as if there is some major event that must occur in our lives before we begin living.”
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FCA Services for San Francisco Bay Area Caregivers
If you are a caregiver for someone over the age of 18 with an
adult-onset
cognitive impairment
, or a caregiver for a senior with a chronic health condition in the San Francisco Bay Area, please visit our Caregiver Resource Center webpage. FCA services are free to Bay Area caregivers. These
include
one-on-one consultations and personalized assessments, as well as information on health conditions and community resources. Referrals, classes, and ongoing support are also available.
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Entendiendo mis Emociones: Cambios Emocionales que Experimentan Cuidadores de Veteranos Militares (Understanding My Emotions: Emotional Changes That Military Veteran Caregivers Experience)
La experiencia cultural única de los veteranos con herencia hispana puede presentar problemas diferentes por sus cuidadores. Este seminario web en español de 1 hora abordará las preocupaciones emocionales y los cambios relacionados con la prestación de cuidados para un veterano militar. Se le anima a que nos acompañe y examine la cuestión de “que le va a ayudar a mantener su salud emocional como cuidador militar?” en nuestro seminario titulado “Entendiendo mis Emociones.”
For information in English on this free webinar for military veteran caregivers presented by Easter Seals, FCA, and other partners, please contact Easter Seals.
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Gilbert Awards Scrapbook Now Includes 2015 Winners
Our interactive scrapbook of all 28 winners (2008 –2015) of the Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards is now online. This up to date version includes the four recent winners from 2015. The scrapbook details each groundbreaking program with photos, video links, and more.
FCA with the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation administers the annual $20,000 award in the following three categories: Creative Expression, Diverse / Multicultural Communities, and Policy and Advocacy.
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Averting a Crisis: Funding a Bold Vision of Family Caregiving
Rajiv Mehta, FCA board member and project director of the Atlas of Caregiving Pilot, has written a new blog post detailing a possible better future for an aging America in crisis. These insights drew upon the data collected and perspective from the Atlas of Caregiving Pilot. The Atlas of Caregiving Pilot was designed to help better understand caregiving through detailed data and analysis, to help drive change, and create new policy and insights to make caregiving easier and more efficient.
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‘WE CALL IT caregiving,’ Outreach and Awareness Campaign
FCA’s outreach and awareness campaign continues in San Francisco. With this campaign, we hope to help educate the public about caregiving, and connect local caregivers with FCA and partner agency services.
If you see one of our banners, please share a photo on our social media pages to help spread the word about caregiving.
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Support FCA at the 2016 Walk to End Alzheimer’s
FCA will be participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in San Francisco on Saturday, September 17. Please support our team with your tax-deductible donation to help fund research to fight
Alzheimer’s and support those with Alzheimer’s disease. You can visit our team page to learn more or make a donation.
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Emotional Side of Caregiving
Part of the caregiving journey can be the wide range of emotions caregivers experience.
Some of these feelings are positive, like love, dedication, and patience. However there are other emotions, that while no less valid, are thought of as negative such as ambivalence, jealousy, and feelings of loss. Readers may find our
fact sheet
,
the Emotional Side of Caregiving,
helpful for learning skills to manage difficult emotions.
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Hojas Informativas Actualizadas en Español
(Updated Fact Sheets in Spanish)
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Too Old for Sex? Not at This Nursing Home
Winnie Hu, in an article for The New York Times, details the very human story of adults in nursing homes having or wanting to have sex. Decades ago, sex was a taboo subject at nursing homes,
but with more baby boomers as residents, a new generation of seniors has pushed sex to the fo
refront. Increasingly, nursing homes have specific policies about sex for residents, and some even run their own in-facility dating service. Despite this new openness and gradual change in culture, many of the same complications of the past remain, such as concerns of dementia, infidelity, and the objections of family.
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Our Weird Future of Loving Robotic Pets
Ali Wunderman, writing for Quartz, explains some of the background behind “robo-pets.” These animatronic creations are d
esigned for individuals who might benefit from the companionship a pet provides, but are unable to properly care for an animal. While there are some moral and philosophical arguments against robo-pets, and no long-term studies have been conducted on their benefits, these artificial companions
appear to bring out the same feelings that the genuine article do.
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CAREGIVERS CONNECT: SF BAY AREA PARTNER EVENTS
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Gleason
This Sundance Festival documentary follows former New Orleans Saints defensive back
Steve Gleason
as he is diagnosed with ALS and given a life expectancy of only between two and five years. Just weeks later he also learns his wife is pregnant with their first child. This film follows Gleason as he works to get his personal life in order, while working to
build a foundation to support ALS patients.
When: Starting Friday, July 29
One Embarcadero Center, Promenade Level, San Francisco 94111
Cost: General admission $
12.50, seniors, children, and matinee $10.50
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第十屆華人阿滋海默症論壇 — 以普通話進行 (
10th Annual Chinese Alzheimer’s Forum)
阿滋海默症是一個腦部疾病，造成患者心智功能嚴重喪失以致影響到日常生活，到最後，患者完全無法照顧自己。越來越多的研究顯示睡眠與腦部健康息息相關，這場論壇將為大家講解睡眠與老化與失智症的關聯；同時也將為大家講述法律規劃方面該注意的重要事項；了解失智症造成患者的行為改變，及如何因應的方法；家屬的心路歷程也將為大家帶來最寶貴的一堂課。
When: Sunday, August 7, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Intel Auditorium
3600 Juliette Lane, Santa Clara 95054
Cost: Free
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The Basics: Memory Loss,
Dementia and Alzheimer’s
Disease
This free class, offered by the Alzheimer’s Association, provides an overview for caregivers of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Participants will get i
nformation on detection
, learn the
causes and risk factors of dementia, the stages of the d
isease, and options for treatment.
When: Wednesday, August 17, 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Where: Alzheimer’s Association
100 Pine Street, Suite 2040, San Francisco 94111
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Graduate Student Research
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OUR SUPPORTERS: THANK YOU!
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We would like to take a moment to extend a warm thank you to the many generous supporters who make the work we do possible through thoughtful donations to Family Caregiver Alliance.
FCA has led the way in supporting family caregivers for over 35 years.
Your donation makes all the difference!
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Follow FCA on Social Media!
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785 Market Street | Suite 750 | San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (800) 445-8106 | Email: info@caregiver.org
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Family Care Navigator
Caregiver tool for
state-by-state resources
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Family Caregiver Alliance’s fee-for-service care management currently serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Click here for further information.
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Connections Credits
Editors
Calvin Hu
Michelle Venegas
Contributors
Kathleen Kelly
Calvin Hu
Lana Sheridan
Michelle Venegas
Leah Eskenazi
Communications and Layout
Francesca Pera
Executive Director
Kathleen Kelly
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President
Jacquelyn Kung
Vice-President
Dan Lieberman
Treasurer
Jeff Kumataka
Athan Bezaitis
Wanda Borges
Herman S. Brown, Jr.
Tricia Dell
Ping Hao
Catherine Lelong
Rajiv Mehta
Chris Park
Scott Peifer
Kathleen Raffel
Celine Takatsuno
F. Burns Vick
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