CARING NEWS
November / 17 / 2015
Bob's Brigade, Wisconsin
Welcome to the STC's Caring News

NOVEMBER is National Family Caregiver Month.
STC would like to acknowledge each and every caregiver and group doing this critical work.

THANK YOU for your love and caring...please remember to take care of yourself.

Allow others to step in and give you time to do something to renew your own body and soul.

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving,

Sheila 
In This Issue
Baraboo, WI

WISCONSIN DEMENTIA INITIATIVE
TO USE SHARE THE CARE™ MODEL
 
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services proposed a three-year Alzheimer's Disease Initiative Specialized Supportive Services project in partnership with the Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources to enable people with dementia to live at home as long as possible by addressing gaps in Wisconsin's dementia care system.  The objective is to develop networks of support (using the STC model) for people with dementia living alone.
 
Expected outcomes from participation in STC include improved caregiver health and well-being, improved quality of life for people with dementia, delayed admissions to nursing homes and assisted living facilities and financial savings of both public and private resources.
 
 
Wausau Training
Wausau, WI
To kick off this Initiative Sheila went to Wisconsin to join up with the new State STC Project Coordinator, Joan Litwitz, and head to Wausau and Barabaoo where Sheila led two professional trainings and offered strategies for STC groups to use when working with people with early  stage dementia.  The attendees were also provided with a dementia specific resource binder to support their efforts.
 
Joan has 25 years of experience with Alzheimer's Disease and other related dementias, and she will be providing additional training on the disease to those who attended as well as growing the program throughout the state.   The goal of the project is to build on already established STC Stations In a variety of counties and create additional ones.
 
If you are in Wisconsin and interested in becoming part of this initiative you can contact WI STC Project Coordinator Joan Litwitz directly at: [email protected]
 
For information on a STC Training for your area, contact: [email protected]

 
STC HAS THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS
ALL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

We are very proud to welcome three new
STC Board Members - all of whom are health professionals with highly impressive credentials.  Though new to the Board, each has been thoroughly immersed in STC for quite some time.
(To read their bios - click on a bio photo)
     
 
Alene Hokenstad, MSSA
 
Phyllis Quinlan, PhD RN-BC
 
Marc Kluender,PhD
Alene has long served as an active member of the STC Steering Committee and was responsible for finding our researcher, Amy Hegener, and working with us for more than a year to provide her own expertise. As result of Amy's research STC is now an evidence-informed model.  This collaborative effort has resulted in a standout milestone for the STC model . 
Phyllis is a true advocate of STC as and has supported our work by providing her professional input so that the STC Training could meet the accreditation requirements of the Northeast Multi-State Div. RN Continuing Education Unit.  Phyllis appeared in STC's Lady Godiva Award video to voice a health professional's perspective on value of the STC model .  
 
Marc has followed the growth of the STC model since it's early beginnings in 1995. In 2011, he attended the STC Monterey training and was a member of the local STC Council and provided us with a wonderful
 testimonial in Health Professional section of the website. Marc and his wife Margot live in Oakland, CA. and have organized several STC groups in their area. 
 
A SPECIAL AWARD
FOR A GREAT FRIEND AND SUPPORTER OF SHARE THE CARE™
THE REV. GREGORY JOHNSON

The Rev. Gregory Johnson with some of his friends and supporters at a table hosted by Emilie Roy Corey.
The Rev. Gregory Johnson with some of his friends and supporters
at a table hosted by Emilie Roy Corey.

On Thursday, November 5th The HealthCare Chaplaincy hosted the elegant  "Wholeness of Life Gala" at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City to award a Lifetime Achievement Award to the Rev. Gregory Johnson. 
 
Rev. Johnson is an ordained interfaith minister and the Director of Community Outreach at EmblemHealth.   He created the company's "Care for the Family Caregiver" initiative and is a true champion of all family caregivers. He also founded the New York City Partnership for Family Caregiving Corps of which Share The Care is a member.  He has numerous other affiliations including the New York City Family Caregiver Coalition and the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and many more.  He serves as the minister for the Prayer Circle at Marble Collegiate
 
The following short video was shown at the ceremony just before he received his award.
Rev. Gregory Johnson 
Rev. Gregory Johnson
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Sheila, Rev. Gregory Johnson   EmblemHealth CEO, Karen Ignagni
At the end of October, the Rev. Johnson moved upstairs to the executive floor to become the Senior Advisor for Family Caregiving, Office of the CEO, EmblemHealth. 
 
No one we know deserves this important lifetime recognition more than Gregory.
 
He walks his talk every single day with an infectious joy for living and giving.  Congratulations on so many levels!!!!!!

UPDATE ON THE FUNDRAISING
TO COVER CONFERENCE FEES AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.
All of our abstracts have been accepted!!!
 
In a very short time I leave for the first conference in Mexico City.  Alene Hokenstad will join me and stand in for our researcher, Amy Hegener, who recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl - Noel.  Alene is covering her own expenses to attend the conference and present the STC research findings.  
 
3rd World Congress on Integrated Care - 2015
"Co-producing High Quality People-Centered Integrated Care for All"
International Conference - Mexico City
November 19-21, 2015    Mexico City, Mexico 
Presentation: "T he Global Applicability of Share The Care™ - An Evidence-Informed Caregiving Program"
 
20th Annual Conference - The Society for Social Work and Research
"Setting a Research Agenda for the Future."
January 13-17, 2016  Washington, DC
Workshop presentation
"SHARE THE CARE™ - An Established Model Supported by Research and Practice
 
American Society on Aging - Aging in America Conference
March 20-24, 2016  Washington, DC
90 - Minute Workshop
"The Global Applicability of Share The Care™ - An Evidence-Informed Caregiving Program"
 
HealthCare Chaplaincy 3rd Annual "Caring for The Human Spirit" Global Conference
April 11-13,  2016  San Diego, CA
Workshop: "SHARE THE CARE™ -  A Compassionate Caregiving Model Supported by Research



THANK YOU to everyone who has made or promised a donation to help cover the cost of conference fees and travel costs to attend and present at four very visible conferences.
 
We have nearly reached 50% of our goal:
 
To date we have raised $4,000
We just need another $4,500


SEEKING ACTIVE STC GROUPS IN DC AREA 
FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WASHINGTON POST
 
Although there have been many STC groups in the DC area (MD and VA) we are searching for one that is currently active and willing to do an interview.
 
We'd love a story on the STC experience to appear in The Washington Post because it could inspire readers to consider the model to help a loved one, or a friend or neighbor in need of support.
Please contact us:  [email protected]   212-991-9688
THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING...

WE HAVE  
A NEW EASY WAY TO GIVE 
TO STC       
SHOP ONLINE
THROUGH THE STC WEBSTE 
Shop to Support 
 
Click on the  SUPPORT US  button on our website and two ways to give pop up:
 
  • DONATE ONLINE 
  • SHOP TO SUPPORT STC - Your online shopping can help us.
    •   Just click on the logo of the store you'd like to visit.
    •   Shop as you normally would and STC will receive a donation--at no
    •   extra cost to you!   
  • TAKE ACTION - on our site takes you to a list of many more ways to support us.
 
TAKE A TOUR AND SEE ALL THE PLACES YOU CAN SHOP ONLINE.

Just remember to visit ShareTheCare.org
each time you shop online

Care to Share?

We would love to hear your caregiving stories, see your videos, share your pictures or advice on our website. Your stories and thoughts will help others that find themselves on the  paths that you have traveled.

View some of your stories here.
View some of your photos here.
View some of your advice here.

Contact us here or by email .

Resources

Alzheimers.net - Resources
ALS Association - The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association  
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)  - to raise awareness of the benefits of hospice and palliative medicine, and help patients and families find the care they need