Avon Chamber, Library, Offering Presentation On Impacts Of Dementia Caregiving On The Workplace

From the Avon Public Library:

Thursday, January 21 at 8:30 am - 10:00 am

The Avon Chamber of Commerce and the Avon Free Public Library are pleased to offer business-oriented presentations free for interested area professionals.

Presented by Kathy Subasic, PhD, OTR/L, ECHM, CAPS/ from Forever Home

In Connecticut 178,000 people are caregivers of individuals with Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, providing 203,000,000 hours of unpaid care. Half of all caregivers to older adults are employed either part-time or full-time, and many times struggle to manage their caregiving responsibilities and their job. In this presentation you will learn:

• Who Dementia caregivers are (you might be surprised)
• How Dementia care impacts employees and employers
• Strategies to help caregivers improve their well-being and the care they provide

Advance registration requested by Monday, January 18. Click here to register.

This press release was produced by the Avon Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.