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Longtime caregiver looking for support and coping tips

Caregivers | Last Active: Oct 1 7:57pm | Replies (113)

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@colleenyoung

@asterken, it must be such as asset to have your professional knowledge of local services and how to access them when you found yourself a caregiver to your father.

What tips would you give to others in how to find local community services and resources?

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Through our local Area Agency on Aging, many resources are available, probably the best for me has been the support group. We meet twice a month. Pre-Covid, I think they met in person. I started participating via Zoom during Covid. When restrictions relaxed, we chose to continue using zoom because it made it easier for us as care partners not to have to arrange for sitters. We recently began having monthly events where both the patients and caregivers enjoy a social event especially planned for us.