CAREGIVING

Care·giv·ing
The activity or profession of regularly looking after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person.
Video: What Is A Caregiver?
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The Southeast Michigan Senior Regional Collaborative advocates for caregivers by providing them direct services so that they can accomplish their mission on fixing issues surrounding the quality of life of seniors in the Macomb, Wayne, and Oakland counties.  By working together, these organizations are able to influence policymakers, service professionals, family caregivers and seniors. Each organization works individually and collectively, and they are dedicated to providing the highest quality of services for both formal and informal caregivers.
 COMMON TASK FOR IN HOME CARE 
  • Home Management and Care Planning.
  • Medical Advocacy.
  • Prescription Medication Management.
  • Help with Personal Hygiene and Care.
  • Assisting with Meals and Nutrition. 
  • Help with Mobility.
  • Home Maintenance and Housekeeping. 
  • Transportation.
IMPACT OF CAREGIVING
  • The longer a caregiver has been providing care, the more likely she or he is to report fair or poor health.
  •  22 percent of caregivers feel their health has gotten worse as a result of caregiving.
  • 19% caregivers reports a high level of physical strain resulting from caregiving and 38% consider their caregiving situation to be emotionally stressful. 
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Caregiver Conversations Podcast

​Financial Training & Tips for Caregivers: Older Adult Nest Egg

Worried that your parents are beginning to decline cognitively? While many programs for caregivers are designed to address the emotional, physical and mental needs of the older person and the caregiver, one critical aspect of caregiving is overlooked: Financial health. Older Adult Nest Egg (OANE) developed a friends/family component designed to help caregivers maintain the financial health of an older loved one. 
How can you talk with the older person about financial management and/or protecting her finances? How do you discover if your older loved one is the victim of scams or identity theft? Do you know the dos and don’ts of managing your older loved one’s finances while protecting your own? Online, narrated trainings are now available at no cost. Developed under the leadership of Dr. Peter Lichtenberg at the Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology, trainings can be accessed at https://OlderAdultNestEgg.com . In addition to the online training there are resources and news alerts. A do it yourself assessment to determine how vulnerable your older love one may be to exploitation will soon be available.  
For more information and access to OANE, click the Caregiving Resources button below.