You're Invited to the Caregiver Conference!

Join the Ashland & Bayfield County Dementia & Caregiver Network as we host the annual Caregiver Conference! Answering your questions about:

-Legal & Financial Planning

-Assistive Technology

-Protecting your care recipient from scams and fraud

-How to have difficult conversations surrounding caregiving

and more!

Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 at Northwood Technical College in Ashland

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Virtual Option Available!

Caregiver Resource Fair from 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM, and over the lunch hour!

Attend the Full Day, or just the morning or afternoon sessions!

Lunch Provided!!

Congratulations!

A big thanks to all of those who stopped by our ADRC

of the North table St. Paddy's Day Weekend at the Phillips Area Sport, Home, & Craft Show. It was an amazing turnout, and we enjoyed all of our visitors!

Badger Talk, Chippewa Falls: "Benefits & Opportunities of Exercise for People Living with Dementia"

RCAW is pleased to announce the launch of Respite Connections!

This FREE resource allows family caregivers to submit posts with their specific respite needs, for example:

• Age of the care recipient(s),
• Acuity/descriptions of care needs,
• Hours of respite needed,
• Location & county,
• Payment sources.

Respite providers looking for clients can search for Respite Connections and contact families to find meaningful jobs providing respite care.  

Family caregivers can also search the Wisconsin Respite Care Registry. Families can search this database for in-home or agency-based respite care providers that most closely meet their needs.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our Program Support Specialist Leslie Thede or call 608-222-2033.

Alzheimer's Association 2023 Annual Report

Every year, the Alzheimer's Association provides information and statistics about Alzheimer's disease and it's impact. This report is one of the many reasons the Association is seen as the trusted leader in the fight to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. Facts and Figures provides evidence-based data to support our priorities on behalf of people living with dementia.

'This is me'

A simple leaflet for anyone receiving professional care who is living with dementia or experiencing delirium or other communication difficulties.

www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/publications-factsheets/this-is-me

Looking for More?

When is Enough, Enough? Guidebook; Webinar with Teepa Snow

April 20th, 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET

Join Teepa to explore how When is Enough, Enough will help you to take the next steps towards a balanced, healthy, and meaningful life. Everyone’s care partner journey is unique, so generic advice is often not as helpful as one might like it to be. However, this book will provide a personalized transformative journey that will help you identify which areas in your life you need to strengthen and which you may need to let go. Discover how to get your essential needs met, while also supporting others. Learn to identify what you have the power to change and what is out of your control. Take a closer look at what you believe to be true about yourself, and discover your true boundaries, expectations, and desires. You are enough – whether or not you yet choose to believe it!