Caring For The Caregiver - Online Support Group

1. Understand and Complete Your Advance Directives
2. Keep a Record of Your Medical History and Current Medications
3. Prepare for Doctor Visits/Make a List of Questions
4. Help Prevent Infections: Ask Caregivers To Wash Their Hands
5. Use an Advocate/Be an Advocate for Others

Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds an understanding of their impact, and overviews appropriate supports. This course uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect people to the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.

• Assess for risk of suicide or harm
• Listen nonjudgmentally
• Give reassurance and information
• Encourage appropriate professional help
• Encourage self-help and other support strategies

New York State has partnered with GetSetUp to offer a wide range of live online classes designed to keep you mentally, physically, and socially active. The classes are interactive, easy to join, available day and night, and free for our community.

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Caregiving: There's an app for that.

In fact, there are many to choose from — and therein lies the problem. With so many caregiving, health, and wellness applications available in the App Store for iPhones and iPads and the Google Play Store for Android devices, finding something worthy could prove to be a time-consuming and overwhelming endeavor. 

• Carely
• Caring Village
• Lotsa Helping Hands
• Medisafe

By Marc Saltzman  

Published July 08, 2022