Bergen County to Host Caregivers Conference on April 6

     The Bergen County Division of Senior Services is hosting a caregiving conference this spring that offers a range of information - from guidance on hospital discharges to the benefits of aromatherapy.  See the full schedule of offerings listed below.

Schedule of Speakers and Topics:
 
“Let’s Exercise Our Brain”    (the Alzheimer’s Disease segment)
10:30am
with Cheryl Ricci-Francione, Executive Director of the NJ Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association
 
“Legal Considerations for Family Caregivers”    (the legal segment))
11:00 am
Carolyn J. Strassberg, Law Offices of Carolyn J. Strassberg, LLC
 
“Discharge Planning”      (the current “hot topic”)
12:15pm  Cathy Muir-Quinn of Englewood Hospital Medical Center
 
“Benefits of Aroma Therapy”       (the care for the caregiver segment)    
12:45pm
Joann Manole
 
Vendor/Exhibit tables include:

• Wayne Roorda, Hard of Hearing Specialist, NJ Division of Deaf & Hard of Hearing, and
• the NJ State Ombudsman Office
• Bergen County Board of Social Services (Medicaid)
• Bergen County Division of Disability Services
• Heightened Independence & Progress (HIP)
• State Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
• Senior Services Advisory Council Education & Outreach Committee
• Act Now Foundation
• AARP

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