HESSCO Experts Present "Caring for the Caregiver" At Sharon Public Library

Patients, families, caregivers, and community members are invited to attend

Caring for the Caregiver

HESSCO Transitions Coordinator Patricia Gavin and Care Manager Terry Tomasello

Thursday, January 28, 7:00-8:30 pm

(SHARON, MA) – Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss or another form of dementia can be a marathon journey that often goes unrecognized outside the home. On Thursday, January 28, at 7:00 pm, HESSCO Transition Programs Coordinator Patricia Gavin and Care Manager Terry Tomasello take the lectern at the Sharon Public Library (SPL) for the next installment of the Our Partners in Health (OPH) community education series. Their program, titled Caring for the Caregiver, will be held in the Cynthia B. Fox Community Room and is free and open to the public.

The 90-minute interactive discussion will look at ways to make caregiving easier and less stressful. Among the topics will be a “Fashion Show for Caregivers,” featuring apparel appropriate for the many situations in a caregiver’s life and adaptive equipment and clothing for care recipients.

A longtime HESSCO employee, Gavin has served in many different roles, including care manager, care management supervisor, and caregiver specialist. In her current position as transition programs coordinator, she assists consumers and caregivers in achieving successful transitions from one care setting to another. Tomasello has been employed by HESSCO for a dozen years and has also served in many capacities, including information and referral specialist and transitions counselor. She currently serves as a care manager.

Our Partners in Health is a collaborative comprising the Sharon Public Library in partnership with the Sharon Council on Aging, Epoch Senior Healthcare of Sharon, Hebrew Senior Life, Health & Social Services Consortium, Inc. (HESSCO), Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Orchard Cove, White Oak Cottages, and Your Elder Experts. For more information about Our Partners in Health and upcoming OPH programs, contact SPL Library Director Lee Ann Amend at 781.784.1578, ext. 1425, lamend@ocln.org, or click here.

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. #HHS-N-276-2011-0001C with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

ABOUT THE SHARON PUBLIC LIBRARY

A member of the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN) with a collection in a wide range of traditional and digital formats, the Sharon Public Library (SPL) is committed to serving the informational, educational, cultural and recreational needs of all members of the Sharon community by providing access to a professional staff, a state-of-the-art facility and quality materials, programs and services.

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