Updated Caregiver Support Group Calendar! |
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Thank you to everyone for your patience over the past year in regards to having to move our caregiver support groups and consultations online. If nothing else, it did introduce us to another option for connecting with YOU!
Now that many of us have received the vaccination, we would like to resume in-person support groups and individual consultations with masks and proper social distancing.
CLICK HERE for our UPDATED SUPPORT GROUP CALENDAR!
We will continue online support groups the first part of the month (see below listings) and then meet on-site at the Edel Caregiver Institute the third week of the month. Dates will continue to be listed in the caregiver newsletter.
Caregiver Fellowship at the Wilmington Island Frank G. Murray Community Center is also returning monthly on the second Tuesday as noted below.
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WALK-UP Vaccinations at Savannah Civic Center |
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Thursday COVID-19 Vaccinations continue at the Savannah Civic Center both by appointment or by WALK UP!
These clinics offer the MODERNA vaccine for ages 18+.
In response to feedback from our community, Hospice Savannah has moved our clinic location into the historic district, to be more convenient and accessible for a greater number of citizens. The Savannah Civic Center is located at 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave.
Hospice Savannah will be holding a special Johnson & Johnson (one shot) vaccine clinic for ages 18+ at the Savannah Civic Center on Thursday, May 6th. Appointments will be available from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.
We have a limited supply of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, so appointments are STRONGLY preferred.
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Are you or your loved one in need of the COVID-19 vaccine but unable to leave your home?
If you or your loved one are homebound and unable to get to a vaccination site, Hospice Savannah is offering to bring the Johnson & Johnson one-shot Covid-19 vaccine to you! If you know of someone who could benefit from this complimentary service, please share this information and have them reach out to us.
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Non-Disease Specific Caregiver Fellowship
Tuesday, May 4th at 11:00am
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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.
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Dementia Caregiver Support Group
Wednesday, May 5th at 11:00am
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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 that come with caring for your loved one living with dementia. Please note out of respect to confidentiality, this group is for family caregivers of a loved one with dementia or memory issues only.
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Grieving While Caregiving Support Group
Tuesday, May 11th at 11:00am
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What is Anticipatory Grief?
Grief is a form of love and grief is a natural response to loss that starts well before physical death. Acknowledging anticipatory grief's recurring feelings of frustration, sadness, resentment, guilt, and confusion is vital to warding off caregiver burnout.
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WILMINGTON ISLAND
Frank G. Murray Community Center
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Tuesday, May 11th
1:00 - 3:00pm
As a caregiver,are you gradually feeling more alone — that those around you just don’t seem to get what you are going through? Join us for a safe place to connect with other caregivers who truly understand. Learn and discover strength, emotional support, and a necessary sense of community with like-minded people. This group is non-disease specific to encourage caregivers to focus on their own concerns and circumstances.
The Edel Caregiver Institute is working with the Frank G. Murray Community Center to provide assistance to family caregivers monthly on the SECOND TUESDAY from 1:00 – 3:00pm.
For more information, contact The Frank G. Murray Community Center at 912-898-3320 or the Edel Caregiver Institute at 912-629-1331.
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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.
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Jill Costello is a Certified Dementia Consultant under Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care and is available for individual caregiver consultations at no financial cost to you.
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
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What is Project Sherpa?
Have you ever left a doctor's appointment with more concerns or questions than before you went in?
Perhaps you felt rushed or were embarrassed, even hesitant to ask for more details?
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Would you find it helpful if a doctor accompanied you and/or your care recipient to their next medical appointment to be an advocate on your behalf?
Project Sherpa's retired medical professional volunteers do just that at no charge! Your Sherpa will help ask questions and gather all the facts so that, together, you can make the best medical decisions for you, or your loved one's care.
CLICK HERE for more information or call our office at 912-629-1331.
Project Sherpa is a complimentary service of the Edel Caregiver Institute.
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Restorative Yoga online via ZOOM! |
ECI is pleased to announce that our volunteer yoga instructors, Franessa Stalter and Marcia Berens, are continuing their wonderfully relaxing Restorative Yoga classes via ZOOM.
We meet each Thursday morning from 9:30am - 10:30am.
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-- RESPITE IS AVAILABLE! -- |
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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. |
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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 912-629-1088 for information.
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Do you know a caregiver who could
benefit from the services of the
Edel Caregiver Institute?
Simply text "EdelCaregiver" to 22828
to start receiving our caregiver newsletter
and announcements.
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For individual consultations, assistance, questions or concerns please contact:
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While there is no charge for our classes or support groups, we gratefully accept donations.
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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.
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