From Medical News Today:
Support groups can impact the physical and mental wellbeing of
caregivers, but some people simply cannot attend them. The Alzheimer's
Association hopes to open the door to support by offering a new
telephone-based group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease
or a related dementia....
The Alzheimer's Association's goal is to insure that all caregivers
have access to a group if they want to attend. Caregivers who are
homebound either because they taking care of the person with the
disease or they don't have transportation to get to a group can benefit
from participating in a tele-group. The Alzheimer's Association also
expects the group to be helpful in rural areas, where there may not be
enough caregivers in a given geographic location to form a group.
The group is slated to begin in February....
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Support groups can impact the physical and mental wellbeing of
caregivers, but some people simply cannot attend them. The Alzheimer's
Association hopes to open the door to support by offering a new
telephone-based group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease
or a related dementia....
The Alzheimer's Association's goal is to insure that all caregivers
have access to a group if they want to attend. Caregivers who are
homebound either because they taking care of the person with the
disease or they don't have transportation to get to a group can benefit
from participating in a tele-group. The Alzheimer's Association also
expects the group to be helpful in rural areas, where there may not be
enough caregivers in a given geographic location to form a group.
The group is slated to begin in February....
For More...
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