New Caregiver Group starting!!  Sign Up Today!

Ø    Do you have an aging parent/spouse who needs caregiving?

Ø    Are you noticing feelings of guilt, grief and anger?

Ø    Are you feeling alone or misunderstood in your caregiving role?

Most support groups offer camaraderie, education, and community resource information. This group will do that and help you develop and practice coping skills and identify the tools needed to reduce the emotional challenges you face as a caregiver.

Our group will:

Ø     Give you a safe setting to share your thoughts, feelings and challenges with other caregivers

Ø     Provide therapeutic interventions by a licensed and experienced counselors

Ø     Address emotional issues tied to your caregiving role

Location:         Tempo Medical Building (across from TGI Friday’s)

  12401 Olive Blvd, suite 205

  Creve Coeur, MO 63141

Cost:                 $40/session for the six-session group*

                        *check with your insurance plan as it may cover the cost

Day and time :  2 Mondays/mo, 10:30 am to noon

April 23^rd

May 7^th,  21st

June 4th, 18th

July 9th

OR……

2 Wednesdays/mo, 5:30 pm -7:00 pm         

April 18^th,

May 2,16

June 6^{th ,}  20^th

July 11^th

The groups will be facilitated by Sylvia Nissenboim, LCSW , who has over 25  years’ experience working with caregivers and older adults and their  families. She is a counselor, published author and national trainer/consultant.

Join us! 

Call today to register! 

314-477-3144

 Email   Sylvia@sylvianissenboim.com

If nothing else,  spouses and/or their adult children of older adults should make note of these three most critical areas which, if changes are noticed, next steps need to be planned.

Safety...have there been fires in the kitchen, calls from a parent who has gotten lost in their car, unreported accidents or more than one fall in the bathroom??

Mood..have you seen your older family withdrawing from previously enjoyed activities, or increasingly isolating themselves?  Are they blue, eating less, sleeping poorly,   and appear to feel  hopeless?

Cognition…have they shown signs of losing skills they once were capable of (washing the clothes, setting the security alarm, setting up and/or taking  their medications as prescribed?)

These are examples within the top 3 most important changes that should alert you to call a family meeting, observe these changes more closely and see if professional assistance…geriatric social worker, geriatrician, neurologist…might be needed to do a preliminary evaluation.

Waiting will only narrow your options….act now!