Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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Implementing Evidence Based Programs for Caregivers: Yes You Can! RCI is sponsoring a full-day program on Evidence Based Programs at the ASA/NCOA conference in Las Vegas, on Thursday, March 19th from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You will have an opportunity to hear from program developers, funders and policy makers and get an update on what is going on nationally. You will also hear about RCI's grant program with Johnson and Johnson and learn what direction it is taking in 2009. Georgia CARE-NET Coalition: The Caregiver's Advocate Rosalynn Carter Institute and its partner CARE-NETs have launched a new state-wide Advocacy organization representing the needs and concerns of caregivers in Georgia. Among the first projects undertaken is the establishment of a state-wide training network designed to make evidence-based programs widely available and equip caregivers with the skills they need to manage their health, deal with high levels of stress, and solve caregiving challenges. Telephone Learning Series Hear the Audio File and Download the Slides from Dr. Karen Blase's SEPTEMBER 19 presentation:
Evidence Based Programs to
Support Caregivers: Real World Implementation Challenges and Solutions State Initiatives Rosalynn Carter Institute State Initiatives Newsletter
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Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award
Quality Care Connections, a partnership of RCI and J&J, is a network of researchers and agencies implementing evidence-based programs for Alzheimer's caregivers in five diverse communities in New York, Texas, New Jersey, Alabama and Vermont. Read more...Conference Presentations and Handouts Available
"Raising the Bar" Implementing Evidence Based Programs for Caregivers
Building Family-Professional Partnerships In Long-Term Care"Caring for You, Caring for Me: Education and Support for Family & Professional Caregivers", Second Edition Now Available! This program brings together family and professional caregivers and promotes mutual understanding, integrated care management and more effective overall care whether in home or institutional settings. Care Transition Coach Twenty-five individuals have been trained to serve as Care Transition Coaches by Dr. Eric Coleman and colleagues from the University of Colorado Denver. The Care Transitions Intervention helps patients and caregivers effectively manage transitions between hospital and home and other care setting. The training was sponsored by RCI and CARE-NETS as part of the Georgia CARE-NET Coalition.
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RCI and Partners to Implement REACH II in Georgia RCI and its partners have been awarded a grant from the Administration on Aging to provide REACH II services to Alzheimer’s caregivers in Americus, Sumter County and seven surrounding rural counties in southwest Georgia.
Read More Addressing the Caregiver Crisis Read Rosalynn Carter's Editorial in "Preventing Chronic Disease" from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Evidence-Based Program Resource Center
Investing in Caregivers "Because caregivers are viewed as expendable resources in systems of care, they are overlooked, ill-prepared and poorly supported. We believe that caregivers should be cultivated, supported and celebrated. Investing community resources in educating and training caregivers, providing them a wide range of supports including respite, and celebrating their achievements and lives results in a higher quality of care, healthier, more effective caregivers, and a better quality of life for the entire community." Rick Birkel, Ph.D.,
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