Golden Jubilee Senior Expo

Caregivers...
Many exhibitors at The Golden Jubilee Senior Expo are focused on Caregivers. They understand your
needs, concerns, interest and frustrations. They look forward to helping you in many ways.

Additionally, we have found some interesting links that we feel are helpful to caregivers.

ARTICLES & WEBSITES:
Proactive Caregiving - Caring For An Elder From Far Away: Geriatric Care Managers
As an adult, balancing work and elder care can be a challenge whether your parent lives next door or out
of state. Add children to this, and the situation becomes compounded. Legal, financial and long-term
planning for elder care is crucial, and long distance caregivers need to prepare for travel and time off
from work.

|Personal Health - Tapping the Wellspring of Time and Energy
Being a caregiver makes demands on your body, mind and spirit. Failure to take care of ourselves
results in a failure to be able to care of others. Caregivers commonly explain that there never seems to
be enough time.

7 emotional and physical well-being tips for male caregivers: Men account for almost 20% of the
caregiver population. In order for male caregivers to properly care for their loved ones, they must
remember to care for themselves.

For articles on the following, please go to www.caregivers.com and click on 'caregiver'
Aging Parents, Tough Decisions:
Long-Distance Caregiving Requires Advance Preparation, Good Communication
Talking to Dad's Doc
How to Survive Caring for a "Challenging" Elder
10 Timely Tips for Caregivers
Consumer Protection Tips
Tips on How to Avoid Fraudulent "Anti-Aging" Products
Learning How to Grieve

LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS:
Triangle Family Support Group Caregiver support group for anyone caring for a chronically ill or disabled
loved one located in Raleigh.

Cary Senior Center Support Group Caregiver support group for anyone caring for a chronically ill or
disabled loved one located in Cary.

Duke Family Support Program Publishes "The Caregiver" newsletter, free to all NC residents, will send
information packets on dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and operate in-state hotline for families and
caregivers.

NC Caregiver Support Groups Statewide listing helpful to those outside of the Triangle.

RESPITE CARE:
For respite care opportunities in the Triangle, CLICK HERE .

USEFUL LINKS:
National Family Caregivers Association