The Catskill Chronicle

GRAHAMSVILLE, NY (September 14, 2011) – Caring for Caregivers, an educational discussion group that supports family caregivers, will resume monthly meetings on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:00 p.m. at the Daniel Pierce Library on Route 55 (Main Street) in Grahamsville, NY.

Meetings will continue on the second Tuesday of the month in the library’s second-floor conference room. Meetings are always free with light refreshments provided.

Caring for Caregivers is intended to provide both support and new resources to assist the informal family caregiver helping an aging, ill or disabled adult loved one or friend.

Facilitated by the Caregiver Resource Center, (a program provided by Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Office for the Aging of Sullivan County), it enables family caregivers to tap into the resources provided by both offices for caregiving and senior assistance.

The AARP curriculum “Caring for Those You Care About” is frequently used as a resource, as well as other NYS Office for the Aging resources.

Guest speakers are invited periodically to also provide new information or services for family caregiving needs.

Caregivers can call 845-292-5250 (Cornell Cooperative Extension) for further information. Reservations are not necessary.

If the weather is inclement during the future winter months, please listen to area radio stations for notification that the library is (or will be) closing and the caregiving meeting will be cancelled for that month.