McKendree Village Hosts Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting on December 19th
Hermitage, TN -- McKendree Village will host a Support Group meeting for people who are caregivers to family and friends with Alzheimer’s disease on December 19th , from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the W. C. Link Building Conference Room at McKendree Village, 4343 Lebanon Road. Parking is free.
The meeting will be facilitated by a trained volunteer from the Alzheimer’s Association as part of the association’s ongoing Family Care Network of programs offered to caregivers at locations throughout the community. The meetings are intended to provide caregivers with emotional support and education and to offer an opportunity for caregivers to share information, exchange coping skills and form support systems for themselves and their family. During the Support Group meetings, family members are educated about self-care and community resources as well as how to care for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease.
“McKendree Village is very pleased to host this Support Group on the third Tuesday of each month,” said Rachel Eakin, facilitator of the Support Group and social worker for the Health Center Alzheimer’s Units at McKendree Village. “One of our many services is providing care to Alzheimer’s patients, but McKendree Village also strives to be a community resource on a range of health care, aging, and retirement topics and to collaborate with other organizations focused on similar issues.”
Seven out of 10 people with Alzheimer’s disease live at home. Family and friends provide approximately 75 percent of the home care for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Caregivers spend an average of 69-100 hours each week caring for their family members. This daunting task means that caregivers often feel cut off from the world. There are currently approximately 75,000 people in Middle Tennessee affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
McKendree Village, Inc. is located at 4343 Lebanon Road in Hermitage, Tennessee. Established in 1963, McKendree Village provides a continuum of retirement living options and health care services to senior adults in a secure, Christian environment. Its services include independent living, assisted living, nursing home care and Alzheimer’s care.
For additional information about the Alzheimer’s Support Group meeting on December 19th at McKendree Village, please contact Alisa Oglesby at 871-8234 or e-mail alisa.oglesby@mckendree.com.
The meeting will be facilitated by a trained volunteer from the Alzheimer’s Association as part of the association’s ongoing Family Care Network of programs offered to caregivers at locations throughout the community. The meetings are intended to provide caregivers with emotional support and education and to offer an opportunity for caregivers to share information, exchange coping skills and form support systems for themselves and their family. During the Support Group meetings, family members are educated about self-care and community resources as well as how to care for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease.
“McKendree Village is very pleased to host this Support Group on the third Tuesday of each month,” said Rachel Eakin, facilitator of the Support Group and social worker for the Health Center Alzheimer’s Units at McKendree Village. “One of our many services is providing care to Alzheimer’s patients, but McKendree Village also strives to be a community resource on a range of health care, aging, and retirement topics and to collaborate with other organizations focused on similar issues.”
Seven out of 10 people with Alzheimer’s disease live at home. Family and friends provide approximately 75 percent of the home care for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Caregivers spend an average of 69-100 hours each week caring for their family members. This daunting task means that caregivers often feel cut off from the world. There are currently approximately 75,000 people in Middle Tennessee affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
McKendree Village, Inc. is located at 4343 Lebanon Road in Hermitage, Tennessee. Established in 1963, McKendree Village provides a continuum of retirement living options and health care services to senior adults in a secure, Christian environment. Its services include independent living, assisted living, nursing home care and Alzheimer’s care.
For additional information about the Alzheimer’s Support Group meeting on December 19th at McKendree Village, please contact Alisa Oglesby at 871-8234 or e-mail alisa.oglesby@mckendree.com.
