Please note the updates to our online caregiver support groups as they will now be offered twice a month and our caregiver newsletter will be sent out bi-weekly instead of weekly.
Our Dementia Caregiver Support Group is now on the first and third Wednesday monthly at 11:00am.
Our Caregiver Fellowship moves to it's new day and time on the second and fourth Tuesday morning at 11:00am.
Our online support groups and individual consultations are designed to assist with your unique caregiving needs and concerns. There is no charge to be a part of our open groups offering opportunities to share and be heard, as well as to listen and support.
Perhaps you’re not comfortable sharing in a group? We also offer individual consultations at no charge. If you have a concern about your loved one's dementia behaviors, are looking for assistance finding resources, or would just appreciate a private session with a caregiver consultant simply CLICK HERE to schedule a 30 minute individual caregiver consultation.
WEDNESDAY ... August 5th at 11:00am
Dementia Caregiver Support Group
Whether you are caring for your loved one at home or they reside in a facility, the stress of caring for a loved one with dementia, especially during this time, can be overwhelming with uncertainty.
From the comfort of your own home, you are invited to fellowship with other caregivers sharing your concerns and struggles. This group is for family caregivers of a loved one with dementia or memory issues only.
Via facilitated online meetings, this is an opportunity to meet and share with other caregivers seeking emotional support and a necessary sense of community with like-minded people.
This group is non-disease specific to encourage conversation on caregiving concerns and circumstances.
Individual Dementia Caregiver Consultations Available
Are you caring for a loved one with dementia and find yourself blocked and frustrated because you don't know what to do and how to do it when it comes to relating and communicating. Do you wonder why what you both want is not happening?
Learn to anticipate the struggles and how to be better prepared. Recognize your loved one's point of view, understand where they are coming from, comprehend the grieving of loss that comes with dementia, and develop a better understanding of what is possible and what is not.
Jill Costello is a Certified Dementia Consultant under Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care and is available for individual caregiver consultations. CLICK HERE for more information.
Educational content provided by Positive Approach® is used with permission and based on the GEMS® and the techniques, strategies, and overall approach to care created and developed by Positive Approach, LLC. www.teepasnow.com
Restorative Yoga online via ZOOM!
ECI is pleased to announce that our volunteer yoga instructors, Marcia Berens and Franessa Stalter, are continuing their wonderfully relaxing Restorative Yoga classes via ZOOM.
The weekly day and time remain the same as before: Thursdays at 9:30am – 10:30am.
Exhausted caregivers with a loved one under Hospice Savannah's care are eligible for respite each month. Respite care is available for your loved one in our beautifully renovated Inpatient Unit on Eisenhower Drive where they will receive personalized care from our onsite clinical staff.
Ask your Hospice Savannah nurse or social worker for more information on how to take advantage of this service.
If your loved one is not under Hospice Savannah care, please call 912-355-2289 for information.
Has your loved one's chronic illness become more than you can handle yourself?
As caregivers, many of you on a daily basis are stressed, frustrated, and even overwhelmed with caring for your loved one. While this has perhaps become an unwelcomed “normal”, it doesn’t have to be.
Extra help is available, not only for you, the caregiver, but help for your loved one as well.
While there is no charge for our classes or support groups, we gratefully accept donations.
The Edel Caregiver Institute is part of the Hospice Savannah Inc. continuum of care.
Hospice Savannah is accredited by The Joint Commission, the gold standard in health care, meaning our staff has made an extra effort to review and improve the key areas that can affect the quality and safety of your care.
