Free Family Caregivers Conference on November 18

For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 13, 2016

November is National Family Caregivers Month. The 13th annual Washington County Family Caregivers Conference will take place on Friday, November 18, 2016, from 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m., at Tuality Health Education Center, 334 SE 8th Ave, Hillsboro. The conference is free for family caregivers. Lunch is included.

This year's conference is titled "Resilience: Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow." Information presented will include legal considerations for caregivers, finding joy and connection through the journey, communication and memory impairment, emergency preparedness, and paying for long-term care when funds are limited.

Author Bonnie Nester will present the keynote "Self-Care is Not Selfish." Nester, once a caregiver for her mother, wrote "Moments This Good: The Softer Side of Alzheimer's."

This event is sponsored by Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services Family Caregiver Support Program and Tuality Healthcare, with support from the Law Offices of Nay and Friedenberg, Adeo In Home Care, Home Instead Senior Care and PDX Elite Care Inc.

Registration is required by calling 503-846-3089.

Media Contact:

Wendy Gordon, Communications Coordinator/PIO
503-846-3634
[email protected]