JFS Preparation Age – Session 4: Navigating Caregiving: You Don’t Have to Do It Alone
Preparation Age: Four Essential Conversations Before You Need Them
A virtual workshop series to help Older Adults & Family Members Plan Ahead with Confidence. Join others in learning practical, engaging, and supportive information on preparing for aging. Topics will move from starting important family conversations, to getting organized, to planning for safety at home, and finally to building a stronger caregiving support system.
Format
- 4 consecutive weekly sessions: 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9
- 60 minutes each: 7 – 8 p.m.
- 40–45 minute presentation
- 10–15 minute Q&A/discussion
- Resource handouts/toolkit after each session (FYI, the JFS toolkit won’t be quite ready for the 10/19 session, but likely by the 4th one.)
- Participants encouraged to work on their own “Preparation Age Toolkit” throughout the series; maybe we add “thought starter worksheets provided” MT: Can we require these from each presenter?
Series:
- Session 1: Conversations That Matter: Talking About Wishes Before a Crisis (10/19)
- Session 2: Preparing the Roadmap: Essential Documents & Getting Organized (10/26)
- Session 3: Aging in Place Safely: Staying Safe, Comfortable, and Connected (11/2)
- Session 4: Navigating Caregiving: You Don’t Have to Do It Alone (11/9)
The intended audience includes adult children and caregivers of aging parents, as well as older adults who are thinking about the future and planning for themselves. Across all four sessions, the emphasis is on preparation, confidence-building, and concrete next steps families and individuals can begin using right away.
Session 4 – Navigating Caregiving: You Don’t Have to Do It Alone
In this session, participants will:
- Understand caregiver burnout
- Learn signs of caregiver stress
- Explore formal and informal support systems
- Understand options when family cannot do everything
- Learn how geriatric care management can help
- Create a personal caregiving support plan