By Pat Ingelse, Assistant Vice President, PMP

Kicking off the bank’s new Caregiver Support program is a discussion with Marsha Vollbrecht, director of senior services at Aurora Health Care. The talk takes place Friday, August 25, at 11 a.m. in the 3rd Floor Presentation Room at Corporate.

“Caring for Aging Parents: Issues You Need To Know About” will cover topics such as: signs to look for, getting those tough conversations started, handling the emotional impact of parenting your parent, and how to honor yourself, the caregiver. Marsha brings a wealth of knowledge to the topic, and this presentation should be very beneficial for anyone who is already or is going to be caring for an older parent.

You can call in for the presentation on a conference line as well. Details forthcoming.

If you can’t make it, the presentation will be recorded and available on the Caregiver Support intranet page soon.

The new Caregiver Support program will offer presentations throughout the year on topics ranging from key points to consider when caring for the elderly to dementia vs. Alzheimer’s vs. memory loss to caring for YOU, the caregiver.

In addition, consider attending our new Caregivers Support Group at Corprate! The purpose of this group is to have a place to exchange ideas, seek information, and to just realize you are not alone.

The group will meet the third Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. Each meeting will wrap up with a brief meditation to provide a bit of calmness in your life. For more information, visit the Caregiver Support intranet page.