Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health Launches Caregiver Workshops

Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health, in partnership with the Westchester Public/Private Partnership for Aging Services, is pleased to announce two new series of free workshops for caregivers beginning in September. The workshops, each running for six weeks as part of the hospital’s Care Connections program, will help caregivers learn how to better manage difficulties and stress without sacrificing their own wellbeing.

According to a 2020 report from AARP, more than one in five Americans have provided care to an adult or child with special needs at some point in the past 12 months. This amounts to an estimated 53 million caregivers in the U.S., up from 43.5 million in 2015. With an increasingly aging population, the role of the caregiver is becoming an even more important one, both functionally and economically.

“Caregiving is the ultimate act of love, and it requires strength, commitment and sound judgment,” said Ellen Woods, Program Director, Vitality and Care Connections at Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health. “Our Care Connections program offers caregivers the support and resources necessary to navigate the health care system – free of charge.”

The Care Connections program is designed to help ease the burden associated with caregiving by providing guidance and counseling from a caregiver navigator, free educational workshops and “care baskets” with resource materials and comfort items. Upcoming workshops are:

Building Better Caregivers: This series is designed for those caring for someone with cognitive decline. Participants acquire the necessary skills to handle their role as caregivers, including coping strategies, delegating stress and ways to develop support systems. Programs run for six consecutive Tuesdays beginning Sept. 21 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Your Caregiver Relationship Contract: In this series, coaching is provided from a caregiver’s perspective. Topics covered include preparing to care, learning new ways to communicate, changing relationships and setting boundaries. Programs run for six consecutive Wednesdays beginning Sept. 22 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

All workshops are virtual with limited class sizes. For information about the Care Connections program or to register for a workshop, call 914-366-1199 or email caregiver@northwell.edu.

Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health is at 701 North Broadway in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. and can be reached by calling (914) 366-3000 or visiting www.phelps.northwell.edu. Follow @PhelpsHospitalNorthwell on Facebook, @Phelps-Hospital-Northwell on LinkedIn and @PhelpsHospital on Twitter and Instagram for the latest news and updates.

About Phelps Hospital

Phelps Hospital, part of Northwell Health, is a full-service 238-bed acute care community hospital in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. With more than 1,700 employees and 1,100 medical staff members representing 60 medical specialties, Phelps offers one of the broadest ranges of community hospital services in Westchester County. Caring for the community is at the heart of what Phelps does. Patients benefit from distinguished physicians, many of whom are pioneers in their field, offering the most advanced procedures using the latest technology. Phelps is one of approximately 500 hospitals nationwide to achieve Magnet Recognition® status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for its commitment to nursing excellence and compassionate patient care. The hospital is supported by Northwell Health Physician Partners, a primary and specialty care medical group, with practices located on the hospital campus and in the surrounding communities. For more information, visit www.phelps.northwell.edu.

About Northwell Health

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 76,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.