As we see people living longer—with the doubling of our 65⁺ population between 2009 and 2030—we also acknowledge that the risk for declining health and the cost of healthcare increase with age. As a result, people in midlife often (sometimes without warning) find themselves taking on the role of caregiver to one or more parent when their lives are already packed with activity and responsibility.  Regardless of a caregiver’s situation, the role can be extremely challenging—so challenging, in fact, that caregiver burnout is the second leading indicator for premature, preventable nursing home admission.  

It is essential that every Hoosier, and certainly our library personnel, have a good working knowledge of the resources available to make caregivers’ lives easier.  This webinar provides vital information on community resources such as CICOA and the other members of the Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging (a vast network for information, referral, and specific kinds of services designed to improve quality of life and sustain the greatest possible independence for elderly persons, people with a disability and their family caregivers).  Informed family caregivers are the backbone of successful care, and library personnel are in a key position to steer patrons to the information they need.

This webinar awards 1 LEU.

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