Spotlight | Spring 2018 Newsletter

Health Care Outreach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Healthcare Outreach program continues to educate healthcare professionals in New York City about all our programs and services. At CaringKind, we recognize the important role pharmacists play in the lives of families affected by an Alzheimer’s or dementia diagnosis. Pharmacists have always been a trusted source when it comes to patient education, and because of that, we’ve developed our Ca [...]

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Residential Care | Spring 2018 Newsletter

Comfort On the Move By Ann Wyatt, Manager of Palliative & Residential Care -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over the past few months, we’ve been asked to share our experiences in bringing Comfort Matters® to our three partner nursing homes in NYC: Cobble Hill Health Center, Isabella Geriatric Center, and The New Jewish Home on 106th Street. Representatives from Cobble Hill and CaringKind spoke about their approach to care planning and comfort at [...]

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Social Work Services | Spring 2018 Newsletter

Adult Day Care Programs: Crucial Members of the Caregiving Team Anne Foerg, Former Director of Social Work -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is impossible for a person with dementia to have just one caregiver – whether partner, parent, sibling or friend. This is never truer than when the individual with dementia transitions from the early stages of the condition into the middle stages. A decline in memory, an increase in confusion, and a loss o [...]

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Driving & Dementia | Spring 2018 Newsletter

In My Opinion: Driving & Dementia Lou-Ellen Barkan President & CEO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watching a person with dementia gradually lose independence is very difficult, not just for that individual but for the caregivers as well. Nowhere is this more evident than with driving. But, driving with dementia can have deadly consequences. [http://80thstreetresidence.com/]Too many times, I have met with someone concerned about a parent, spo [...]

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