April Care A Gram April, 2015 Karen L. Gilbert RN MS Vice President, Education and Quality Assurance

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1 April 2015 A Special Monthly Newsletter for Caregivers EDUCATION CORNER Care A Gram April, 2015 Karen L. Gilbert RN MS Vice President, Education and Quality Assurance Inside this issue: Caregiver self-care 1 Caregiver self-care We address caregiver stress and caregiver burden frequently. This repetitive message is vital! As the American Medical Association continues to remind us, caregivers that do not get help and support are 63% more likely to pass away within 4 years than non-caregivers of similar age. It is essential that caregivers take care of themselves in order to continue caring for their loved ones. This is not selfish, nor does it diminish your devotion to your loved one in any way. What are some of the ways in which caregivers can pamper themselves and recharge their caregiving batteries? Schedule time for something you enjoy outside of caregiving: window shopping with friends, a cooking class, a haircut, a massage, an hour or two in coffee shop with a good book, a long walk Is there a favorite chair (indoors or outside) where you can escape with a magazine for a while? Caregiver self-care Continued April Holidays Family Nurse Consultants Support Group Schedule April Special Events Creative Corner 6 Begin to envision things you would like to do in your life after caregiving: learn a new language, travel, a new career, volunteering, adult education classes Simply thinking or even daydreaming about what you want from life is therapeutic, and begins to form a foundation for your life after caregiving. Identify your support system! Reach out to your Family Nurse Consultant as often as you need. Identify those family members or friends who pathize and LISTEN to you when just need to vent! Allow family members or At Alzheimer's Community Care Character Counts! The mission of Alzheimer s Community Care is to promote and provide specialized, quality, compassionate care within a community-based environment to patients and caregivers living with Alzheimer s disease and related disorders. Sponsored by Alzheimer s Community Care, Inc. and the State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs, State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and the Area Agency on Aging Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Inc.

2 Page 2 April 2015 Continued.. empathize and LISTEN to you when just need to vent! Allow family members or friends to help you, to supervise your loved one while you take a much-needed break even if they do not do things exactly the way you do! Maintain your regular medical and dental appointments! Caregiving can exact a physical toll that is not always obvious on the surface high blood pressure, for example. Maintainting your medical checkups will identify such issues early before they do real damage. You are so very special! You deserve the best support as you care for loved one AND yourself! As written by Gail Sheehy in her 2010 book Passages in Caregiving : There is living through caregiving There is coming back after caregiving There is life after caregiving In an effort to lower the number of mailings we do each month, Alzheimer s Community Care would ask that if you have access to a computer and you are able to have this publication ed to you, please let your Program Manager know. The publication is in full color and is normally received before anything send in the post. Thank you.

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4 April 2015 Page 4 Family Nurse Consultants Boca Raton, Delray & Boynton Beach Eileen Pantoliano, RN. BSN (561) Lake Worth & Greenacres Wanda Aponte, RN, BSN, CHPN (561) Wellington, Royal Palm Loxahatchee Ryan Marr, RN, MBA St. Lucie County Erika Turke, RN Belle Glade, Canal Point South Bay & Pahokee Jelena Curtis, LPN (561) Northern Palm Beach County Ryan Marr, LPN West Lake Worth Milidias Diaz, LPN, Martin County Christine Brannigan, RN (772) Hour Crisis Line Alzheimer s Community Care - Support Group Schedule Boca Raton Every Wednesday 10:00-11:30 a.m. Advent Square 4798 N. Dixie Hwy Boca Raton, FL Call Eileen Pantoliano, RN, BSN (561) Boca Raton (MEN ONLY) 1st & 3rd Thursdays 10:00 11:30 am Advent Square (Dining Room) 4798 North Dixie Highway Boca Raton, FL Call Eileen Pantoliano, RN, BSN (561) Belle Glade, South Bay, Pahokee Alzheimer s Community Care - Pahokee 4th Tuesday Monthly 2:00-3:30 pm 470 Barack Obama Blvd. Pahokee, FL Call Jelena Curtis, LPN (561) Delray Beach 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesdays 2:00-4:00 p.m. Seacrest Presbyterian Church 2703 N. Seacrest Blvd. Delray Beach, FL Call Eileen Pantoliano, RN, BSN Call (561) Lantana/Lake Worth Every Wednesday 1:30-3:00 pm Our Savior Lutheran Church 1615 Lake Avenue Lake Worth, FL Wanda Aponte, RN, BSN, CHPN (561) Jupiter Every Wednesday 2:15-4:00 pm First United Methodist Church 815 E. Indiantown Rd. Jupiter, FL Call West Palm Beach Every Tuesday 1:30-3:30 p.m. 800 Northpoint Parkway, Ste. 101-B West Palm Beach, FL Call West Palm Beach (FRONTAL TEMPORAL LOBE) Every 2nd & 4th Friday 1:30-3:00 pm 800 Northpoint Parkway, Ste. 101-B West Palm Beach, FL Call Stuart Every Thursday 1:00-3:00 p.m. Children s Services Council 101 SE Central Parkway Stuart, FL Call Christine Brannigan, RN Call (772) Fort Pierce 1st & 3rd Fridays 10:30 am - 12:00 noon St. Peter s Lutheran Church 2900 South Jenkins Road Fort Pierce, FL Call Erika Turke, RN (772)

5 Page 5 Specialized Alzheimer s Care & Service Centers Special Events Phyllis & Julius Siegel Center - Boca Raton 4/1 Health Focus 4/2 Make Easter Bonnets 4/3 Discussion on Passover 4/8 Plant Vegetables Seeds 4/9 Card Games with Joan 4/16 Sing Along with Tino 4/20 Cut and Past May Decorations 4/22 Visit with Elmer the Therapy Dog 4/29 Visit with Babies Art Therapy Every Wednesday& Thursday Delray Beach Every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Music w/ Aly 1 st April Fool s Day 2 nd Easter Egg Hunt 3 rd -Good Friday/ Easter Celebration 7 th Passover Trivia/Seder Plate Explanation 12 th To the 18 th National Volunteers Week Celebrate Our Volunteers 16 th - Celebrating Our Volunteers 17 th ICE CREAM SOCIAL 22 nd -Jelly Bean Taste Testing Social 22 nd Earth Day Craft Lake Worth 1 Health Focus and Bulletin Board Decorations 2 and 3 Easter Placemats 3 Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Bingo 8,15,22,29 Spa Day Manicure & Hand Lotions 17 Special Treat Ice Cream Social 30 Birthday Party 10, 17, 24 Music Therapy North Stuart 4/2 In Concert with Dana 4/9 Health Focus 4/13 Pet Therapy 4/14 Indian River Band 4/16 In Concert with Dana 4/28 Indian River Band 4/30 In Concert with Dana Leo & Anne Albert Center - Pahokee Every Wednesday Gospel Group 1 st Fill Easter Baskets 3 rd Color Egg, Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Party 10 th Prom 22 nd National Jelly Bean Craft 24 th National Pretzel Craft Palm Beach Gardens 2 nd Easter Bonnet contest 3 rd Easter celebration and egg hunt 6 th Celebrate Passover - Culinary Challah bread 8 th Activities with Tino 8 th Make dog puppets 10 th Siblings day- Bring photos of siblings 16 th Make your own kite 27 th Health focus 29 th Make flower pin 30 th Monthly Birthday party Music Therapy with Bree Thursdays at 1:30 Music Therapy with Tom-3 rd,10 th,17 th 24 th ; West Lake Worth 4/3 Easter Snack, Bunny Bingo, Easter Traditions 4/8- Grilled cheese sandwich Snack 4/15- Volunteer Day 4/20 Animal cracker day 4/24 - Health Focus/ Birthday 4/27 Pretzel Day Party West Palm Beach 2 nd Easter Bunny Bingo Easter Egg Hunt 8 th Activities w Tino 7th Fashion Show 10 th Health Focus 30 th Monthly Bday Party 2 Nd 10 th 17 th Music w Tom Fort Pierce 1st Easter Decorations 2nd Easter Dye Contest 3rd Easter Egg Hunt Contest/ Goof Friday History 9th Activities with Tino 10th April pumpkin pie social/ monthly birthday party 13th Monthly Craft 16th Health Focus 20th Monthly Parlor Treatment

6 Care A Gram Creative Corner (Activities to do with loved ones at home) Sparkle Eggs As always, we encourage you to contact us with any feedback that you may have regarding our service. You can direct your comments to: Christina Dickhoff, RN BSN Vice President, Community Care Services 800 Northpoint Parkway Ste. 101-B West Palm Beach, FL Phone: Fax: tdickhoff@alzcare.org We place a safety net around patients and caregivers every day. Supplies: Hard boiled eggs or plastic egg shapes Tissue paper - plain colors or prints Scissors White Glue Water Paintbrush Clear glitter looks white in package Ribbon optional Instructions: 1. Cut tissue into small squares 2. Pour glue into small bowl 3. Brush glue over surface of the egg 4. Lay tissue paper squares into glue 5. Sprinkle the egg with clear glitter 6. Place egg on wax paper and allow it to dry Submitted by: Linda Macpherson, CNA, Activity Coordinator Boca Specialized Care & Service Center We re on the Web! Find us on Facebook om/alzcareorg & Join us on Twitter