Looking for Senior Care Workshops? Check out these great options:

Looking for Senior Care Workshops? Check out these great options:

If you are a caregiver, you may feel overwhelmed or a bit lost at times. You may just want some advice on how to make your caregiving experience a bit less stressful. The following workshops are available to help you meet other caregivers, share your experiences and learn tips and tricks to provide the best care possible.

Confident Caregiver Series: Free monthly workshops for family caregivers to learn about resources and strategies in providing care for their loved ones.

– Living with Alzheimer’s: Early Stage, Part 1 –

Thursday February 20th 2014 from 1-3 p.m.

At Ventura County Regional Office

80 N Wood Rd, Suite 302, Camarillo CA

– The Basics: Behavior and Communication –

Wednesday February 26th 3-4:30 p.m.

At Oxnard Family Circle ADHC

2100 Outlet Center Dr, Suite 380, Oxnard CA

Please call to RSVP: 805-484-6028

– The Savvy Caregiver with Area Director Rosemary Gordon –

A 12 hour program for family caregivers offering dementia care training.

March 20th, 24th, April 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd

1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Association

80 N Wood Rd, Suite 302, Camarillo CA

Cost: $25

To register: call (805) 484-6028

– Professional Education: Activity Based Alzheimer’s Care – (with Lasaro Coreas, MSW)

March 2014

This course offers four CEUs for CNA/HHA, LVN/RN, MFT/MSW, LCSW and RCFE available.

Cost: $40

For additional information on location and time, contact Lasaro Coreas at 805 892 4259 ex. 114

or LCoreas@alz.org

How Can Oxnard Family Circle Help providing Senior Care and Dementia Care?

Oxnard Family Circle provides  respite care and the cost for qualified veterans, seniors and disabled adults could be covered by Department of Veterans Affairs, Med-Cal/GCHP, Long Term Care insurance and private funds.  The private pay starts at @ $79.00 per day.  The care of Oxnard Family Circle helps to ensure that veterans and seniors are well taken care of during the day while caregivers are at home or work.

Caregivers can attend to their daily lives with the comfort of knowing that seniors will be taken to Oxnard Family Circle in the morning and brought back home afternoon, will receive two meals a day, stimulation, entertainment, nursing care, exercise and socialization. Oxnard Family Circle has services including assistance with showering, assistance with feeding, and physical and occupational therapy to help your loved one stay healthy and out of a nursing home. Oxnard Family Circle also offers individual or group counseling and caregiver support groups twice a month to help caregivers join together and share their experiences with each other to become stronger individuals overall.  Every second Saturday of the month we have an event called Garden of Memories Cafe for individuals with mild to mid stages of memory loss and their caregivers. This gives friends and family members a chance to socialize, participate in activities and access resources that will help provide care beyond our center.