Navigating the maze of caregiving information can be overwhelming, if you're one of the nearly 66 million Americans caring for an aging, seriously ill, or disabled family member or friend. Join UCI employees and retired faculty and staff for information and resources by signing up for one or more of the Caregiver Workshops. All Workshops: 12:00 pm - 1:00pm UC Irvine Medical Center Building 53, Room 121 or Building 56, Room 113 (see below) Light refreshments will be served Limited Space, Register Now; Sign in using your UCNet ID https://eee.uci.edu/signupsheet/caregiversfall2014 or by emailing [email protected] or calling 949-824-7769 Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - Location: Building 53, Room 121 Caring for Loved Ones with Memory Impairment Speaker: Susan Randhawa Susan is with the UCI MIND Memory Assessment and Research Center. She leads a support group for caregivers for loved ones with Dementia, with tips on how to walk down this path together. Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - Location: Building 56, Room 113 Managing Caregiver Stress & Burnout Speaker: Karen Fazio Karen is a Gerontologist instructor at Cal State University Fullerton, and the Education and Outreach Program Manager for the Council on Aging, Orange County. Learn effective tools as well as outside resources, discuss the “new normal” and how to be proactive. Thursday, September 25, 2014 - Location: Building 53, Room 121 Options in Home Care/Ways to Pay Speaker: Adam Kranson Adam is the co-founder of H3Assist, a fully–licensed, private homecare agency, and, Senior Care Registry, which is a domestic referral agency. This workshop will provide key information comparing and preparing 24-hour care, part-time in-home care or help on a limited, as-needed basis, costs and ways to pay for these types of home care. Thursday, October 23, 2014 - Location: Building 53, Room 121 How to Thrive and Survive in the Sandwich Generation Workshop Speaker: Diana Bishop Taking care of grandkids, kids, parents or loved ones at the same time? It is important to be proactive with life decisions and it is CRITICAL for caregivers to focus on self-care. Learn how to survive and thrive in the Sandwich Generation. For more information and additional resources, visit: www.wellness.uci.edu/caregiver.html Questions? [email protected]