The Confident Caregiver

Speaker: Andy Crocker, MS

Event Sponsor

Our fall caregiver seminar will focus on building and equipping family members and professional caregivers to provide care with confidence.  With support from our Event Sponsor, Arden Courts of Arlington, The Confident Caregiver will be a day filled with practical tips and insights from our featured speaker, Andy Crocker, MS.  Mr. Crocker is a graduate of Baylor University and currently serves as an Extension Program Specialist-Gerontology Health for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, an arm of the Texas A&M system.  Through his role, he supports the County Extension Agents for Family and Consumer Sciences in their outreach efforts to the elderly population throughout Texas.  He has been a featured speaker at conferences across the nation on a variety of issues related to aging and brain function.  His research interests include memory improvement and cognitive function.

This year’s program will draw on vignettes from the Emmy nominated HBO documentary series, The Alzheimer’s Project.  The sessions will weave together common themes and issues related to Alzheimer’s disease and care.  This program will lead us on a journey with individuals and their families as they move deeper into the world of Alzheimer’s.  Attendees will glimpse what it is like to be the person with dementia.  The seminar will touch on issues such as diagnosis, driving safety, end of life decisions, and the science behind the disease.  You can learn more about The Alzheimer's Project here.  For more information about the HBO documentaries or to view the episodes on-line, click here.

Arden Courts Alzheimer’s Assisted Living in Arlington is offering Adult Respite (supervised care for persons with dementia) the day of the seminar in Hurst. To make a reservation for your loved one, please call Arden Courts at 817.795.1700. This service will be offered at no charge.

Continuing education credits are approved for the following disciplines:  Nursing Facility Administrators (6 continuing education clock hours), Assisted Living Administrators (6 continuing education clock hours), Nurses (Type 1, 6.0 CNE contact hours), Social Workers (0.6 continuing education units) and Activity Directors (6.0 clock hours).

 

Charges for this conference are:
Family Caregivers: NO CHARGE (registration includes lunch)
Professionals:  $30 (registration includes lunch and CEUs for one discipline)

Are you interested in sponsoring this event or being a vendor?  Sponsorship forms are available for both Hurst and Waco.

You may download the registration brochure here.  Please contact Shelly Young for further information, or call 800.272.3900.

Waco Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Crestview Church of Christ 7129 Delhi Road 76712-3923

Hurst Friday, October 30, 2009 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church of Hurst 521 W. Pipeline Road 76053-4923 (The parking lot for the Church can be accessed from Hurstview Dr.  The church overlooks Central Park and the Central Aquatics Center in Hurst) Adult Respite is available.  Click here to learn more.

 

Our appreciation is extended to the Area Agency on Aging of Tarrant County and the Heart of Texas Area Agency on Aging for their support that allows us to provide family caregivers the opportunity to attend this seminar at no charge.  Also special thanks go to the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary for their on-going support of our educational efforts.