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Family Caregiver Alliance

Introducing new online classes and events for family caregivers, their care recipients and providers: 

CLASSES & EVENTS



• Let's Get Away, Together! — 7 Tuesdays starting January 30. Join us in this popular virtual travel series as we explore St. Petersburg, Paris, Seattle, overlooked or little-known countries, TV trivia shows, and infamous couples throughout history! Full info and registration here; read all about the series in this blog post!

• It Takes Two! — Jan 24, 31, Feb 7, 14 . This four-week class offers skills and tools for family caregivers who care for a family member or friend with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. Participants will learn more about their relative's or friend’s ability to understand and communicate, learn skills to handle troubling behavior and feel more confident and positive about their caregiving role. Registration is open to family caregivers in the SF Bay Area. Full info and registration here.

• Demencia 101 (Dementia 101) — Feb 1. This class, for Spanish-speaking family caregivers, provides a basic understanding of dementia and how it affects an individual, as well as tips for caregivers on how to cope with these changes. Full info and registration here.   

• Paid Leave and Accommodations for Pregnant People, New Parents, and Family Caregivers in 2024 — Feb 14. We're happy to share this free training from Legal Aid at Work (a frequent FCA educational partner), designed for health care providers, community advocates and service providers. This training will cover how to help families access important workplace rights and 2024 changes and improvements, including expanded paid sick days and leave for reproductive losses. At least 15 mins will be reserved for live Q&A. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided. Full info and registration from Legal Aid at Work here.   

• American Society on Aging conference: "On Aging 2024" — March 25-28 in San Francisco. Join us at the nation's largest multidisciplinary conference on aging and the annual conference for members of the American Society on Aging (ASA). Learn from experts, gerontologists and thought leaders from diverse fields who are driving innovative solutions in aging. Stop by our exhibition table and say hi! Full info and registration here.   

• SAVE THE DATE! Innovations in Alzheimer's Awards Reception — March 26, 6-8pm, Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Please join us in celebrating three barrier-breaking organizations delivering programs that address the critical needs of caregivers and those they care for living with Alzheimer's disease or a related condition. Hosted and made possible by The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, Bader Philanthropies, Inc., and Family Caregiver Alliance. Full info here; also see press release for further info. This event occurs during the ASA Aging in America conference and is open to the public. (Want to know more about these awards? Read about last year's winners here, an overview of the awards here, and Award FAQs here.)

• SAVE THE DATE! Caregiver's Journey: The Roadmap to 2030 — April 30, 10am-4pm. Please join us in Sacramento for an in-person conference and advocacy day organized by the California Coalition on Family Caregiving, a project of FCA. Family caregivers and their allies are invited to a morning discussion on how we can support family caregivers and Californians 60+ when this demographic is 25% of the population in 2030. After lunch, participants will have an opportunity to meet with their elected representatives and the offices of key committees about caregiving and long term services and supports. Stay tuned! — registration page coming soon.

We are pleased to share that new grant funding has enabled us to offer expanded respite grants and resources to family caregivers in Santa Clara County. If you're a provider who serves clients or patients in this county, please let those who could benefit from respite assistance know that they can contact FCA directly for support. We'd like to thank Sourcewise for their generosity in providing this expanded respite support!

Family Caregiver Alliance is pleased to announce a 2023 update to our 50 State Caregiving Profiles. These profiles provide insight into data points such as:

• Cost of care in each state
• Caregiver and aging friendly policies (e.g. paid family leave, paid sick leave, unemployment insurance for family caregivers)
• Average cost of different care options (e.g. adult day centers, nursing homes, home health aides)
• Where states fall in terms of the percentage of their residents 65 and older living above or below the poverty line
• What percentage of households in a given state have internet
• How racially and ethnically diverse a state's older adult population is

Learn all this and more here!

Do you or your organization serve LGBTQIA+ adults ages 50 and older? If so, they can now have a direct voice in helping improve the quality and accessibility of the health care they receive.

The first statewide survey documenting the needs, hopes, and priorities of mid-life and older LGBTQIA+ Californians has launched! A statewide coalition of LGBTQIA+ community-based organizations, research partners and others are working to paint an up-to-date and comprehensive statewide portrait and form the first-ever baseline data set that will be available to encourage additional research and policy attention to the needs of the LGBTQIA+ adult population.

As stated in the FAQs for this survey, "This survey is important because it will provide data and insights on the health care needs and experiences of LGBTQIA+ older adults in California. According to previous studies, this population faces significant barriers in accessing health care, such as lack of timely care, difficulty finding providers, unfair treatment, and higher rates of delaying or not getting needed care. This survey will help inform policy makers, health care providers, California’s Master Plan on Aging, and advocates on how to improve health care access and quality for LGBTQIA+ older adults."

Thank you for sharing this with those in your personal and professional circle!

Go to the survey page!

We respect your inbox, so we send our Provider e-News Update out every 1-2 months. But between issues, we are still hosting and sharing plenty of activities, classes, webinars and new resources for caregivers.

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... and while you're here — sign up for our Connections e-newsletter (designed for family and friend caregivers), ¿Que Pasa? boletin (our e-newsletter for Spanish-speaking caregivers), and our Caregiving Policy Digest newsletter (caregiving policy at the local, national and international levels).