Disability, Aging and Veteran Services News

Trained staff will administer the memory screenings and provide educational materials about memory concerns, brain health and caregiving.

The public is invited to Washington County's annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, November 11, 11 a.m. – noon, at the Washington County Veterans Memorial, NE Veterans Drive and NE 34th Avenue, Hillsboro.

The 14th annual Washington County Family Caregivers Conference will take place on Friday, November 17, 2017.

The informational session will take place on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, from 2-4 p.m. at the main Beaverton City Library

Registration is open for a six-week series called Powerful Tools for Caregivers that begins September 7, 2017.

Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services and Tuality Healthcare have been sponsoring Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a six-week in-person education program, for many years. This fall, they are offering a class for people who are unable to attend the class in person. Caregivers will be able to participate in the class at home using their own computer and internet connection.

The public is invited to a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29, from 10-11 a.m., at Washington County’s Veterans Memorial Gateway, located at the corner of NE 34th Avenue and Veterans Drive in Hillsboro.

May is both Mental Health Awareness Month as well as Older Americans Month. In recognition of these two themes, Washington County Mental Health and Disability, Aging and Veteran Services are hosting a special event with Master Storyteller Paul Iarrobino.

This educational series is designed to help unpaid family caregivers take care of themselves while they are caring for a relative or friend with a chronic illness. Participants will learn how to reduce personal stress, communicate their needs effectively in challenging situations, deal with difficult emotions, and make tough caregiving decisions.