Friday, May 09, 2008
NEWS
RCI News Center
RCI Grant Site featured on Vermont Television Program
On April 15, Fletcher Allen Healthcare site director Anita Royer was interviewed for a segment of "Across the Fence." "Across the Fence" is a daily, 15-minute television program produced by University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station. The program airs weekdays at 12:10 p.m. on WCAX-TV, Channel 3.
Anita discussed the NYU Caregiver Intervention project being conducted through Fletcher Allen Healthcare in Burlington, Vermont. This project is one of RCI’s Quality Care Connections grant sites.
The daily "Across the Fence" audience is approximately 25,000 viewers, ages 45+, across Vermont, northern New York, western New Hampshire and southern Quebec. "Across the Fence" covers a wide range of issues and topics; however, its primary goal is to inform viewers about activities being conducted by University of Vermont faculty, staff and students that benefit viewers and their communities.
Click here to watch Anita's appearance on "Across the Fence." The segment is titled, Supporting Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and their Family Caregivers.
Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award Visits Alabama State Capitol
Alabama's Department of Senior Services Receives Award in Governor's Office.
Laura Granberry, Director of National Initiatives, traveled to Montgomery, Alabama in April to present the Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award to the Alabama Department of Senior Services. The presentation was made to Commissioner Irene Collins, Executive Director of the Department, and Governor Bob Riley.
Alabama’s REACH Intervention Project, funded by the Administration on Aging, was implemented in four pilot regions of Alabama with two main goals - to develop and expand affordable, accessible, and culturally appropriate evidence-based service innovations to improve available services to support people with Alzheimer’s disease and their family caregivers; and to advance improvements in Alabama’s overall system of care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and improve integration of the preferences and needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their family caregivers into Alabama’s long term care system and home and community based services.
The Alabama Department of Senior Services partnered with the University of Alabama’s Center for Mental Health and Aging, directed by Dr. Louis Burgio, one of the original REACH investigators. The State of Alabama made monumental advancements through this initiative, by improving Caregiver and Care recipient well-being, promoting the REACH intervention statewide, engaging active volunteerism, and proving the effectiveness of the REACH intervention in meeting the needs of people living with Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Burgio and his staff received their award at the RCI's 2007 National Summit.
The ADSS has now taken the project statewide in Alabama.
See photos and quotes from the presentation and press conference.
February Telephone Learning Session: Family Preparation for Caregiving
The first Telephone Learning Series session of 2008 will be held Wednesday, February 27 and will be entitled: Families: Starting the Conversation. Dr. Patricia Clark will lead this discussion, focused on the important issues families should discuss. She will help listeners learn how to start a family conversation about important subjects such as living arrangements for an elderly or ill family member, living wills, health care durable power of attorney, and the sharing of caregiving duties. Register for this FREE session.
Pope Fellows and Scholars Discuss Advances in Alzheimer's Disease
The 2007-08 Pope Fellows and Scholars attended a lecture recently by Cindy Holloway, Director of the Mattie H. Marshall Center at Magnolia Manor in Americus. The Mattie H. Marshall Center provides specialized dementia care in state-of-the-art accommodations.
Ms. Holloway discussed Alzheimer’s Disease with the students, covering topics such as behavioral therapy used in treatment of Alzheimer’s, caregiving struggles associated with Alzheimer’s, and recent Alzheimer’s research.
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RCI Accepting Applications for Pope Fellowships and CASE Grants
Deadline for Both is February 15, 2008
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) in Americus has announced that it is accepting applications for the 2008-09 Pope Fellowships and 2008 CASE Grants.
The Pope Fellowships provide financial support for outstanding individuals enrolled in the newly-created Caregiver Specialist Certificate Program at GSW.
Carter Academic-Service Entrepreneur Grants (CASE) will be awarded for community service projects that can be conducted from March 1 through August 31, 2008 in the Americus / Sumter County region.
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Four Georgia Caregivers Honored
Georgia "Caregivers of the Year" Announced
The winners of the Georgia Caregivers of the Year Awards were announced at the Rosalynn Carter Institute 20th Anniversary Awards Gala on October 25.
Summit Reveals Need for Broader Dissemination of Effective Programs
Providers of Caregiver Support Services Need Assistance
The winners of the Georgia Caregivers of the Year Awards were announced at the Rosalynn Carter Institute 20th Anniversary Awards Gala on October 25.The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving (RCI) recently hosted a national caregiving conference which was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. The conference revealed an urgent need to assist community agencies and providers of caregiver support services in adopting more effective programs.
"There’s a huge gap between what we know works and what is currently being done to support caregivers in most communities” said Dr. Richard Birkel, Executive Director of the RCI.
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Alabama Project Wins Rosalynn Carter Leadership In Caregiving Award
Rosalynn Carter Institute Recognizes Innovative Partnership
The 2007 Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award recognizes innovative partnerships between community organizations and caregiving researchers. These partnerships provide effective caregiver supports to professional, family, and volunteer caregivers.
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving is proud to announce that the winner of the 2007 Rosalynn Carter Leadership in Caregiving Award is The Alabama REACH Intervention Project, a partnership between the Alabama Department of Senior Services and the University of Alabama’s Center for Mental Health and Aging.
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