Family Caregiving Classes

– Home Safety
– General Caregiving Skills
– Positioning and Helping Your Loved One Move
– Assisting with Personal Care
– Healthy Eating
– Caring for the Caregiver
– Legal and Financial Issues
– Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia
– Caring for a Loved One with HIV/AIDS
– Class Schedule

To register please call 816-931-6662, ext. 7030

For more information or to schedule classes at your facility please call 816-841-5203 or email polkl@arckc.org

Home Safety
which informs caregivers how to provide a safe environment for themselves and the one in their care.

General Caregiving Skills
which teaches how to measure and record vital signs, signs of sudden illness, such as stroke, do’s and don’ts of giving medications, and suggestions for communication with health-care professionals.

Positioning and Helping Your Loved One Move
Participants learn how to safely position and assist the one they are caring for, in moving from one place to another.

Assisting with Personal Care
Informs caregivers how to assist with personal care and hygiene.

Healthy Eating
Informs caregivers about good nutrition and how to assist with eating.

Caring for the Caregiver
Informs caregivers how to take care of their own health while caring for a loved one.

Legal and Financial Issues
Informs caregivers about legal and financial issues that affect them and the ones they care for.

Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia
Informs caregivers how to care for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia as well as to handle common behaviors associated with these diseases.

Caring for a Loved One with HIV/AIDS
Informs caregivers how to care for someone with HIV/AIDS, the symptoms that may occur and how to provide emotional support.

Class Schedule

LOCATION	CLASS	DAY/TIME
Palmer Center 218-A North Pleasant Independence	Caring for the Caregiver	Monday, June 30 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Palmer Center 218-A North Pleasant Independence	Healthy Eating	Monday, July 28 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Vesper Hall 400 W. Vesper Blue Springs	General Caregiving Skills	Wednesday, August 13 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Vesper Hall 400 W. Vesper Blue Springs	Assisting with Personal Care	Wednesday, August 20 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Vesper Hall 400 W. Vesper Blue Springs	Caring for the Caregiver	Wednesday, August 27 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Mid-Continent Public Library - Excelsior Springs	Positioning & Helping Loved One Move	Saturday, September 6 2 - 3 p.m.
Mid-Continent Public Library - Buckner	Caring for the Caregiver	Monday, September 22 7 - 8 p.m.
Mid-Continent Public Library - Red Bridge	When Your Loved One has Alzheimers Disease	Wednesday, September 24 7 - 8 p.m.
Mid-Continent Public Library - Grain Valley	General Caregiving Skills	Thursday, October 23 7 - 8 p.m.
Mid-Continent Publice Library - Boardwalk	Assisting with Personal Care	Tuesday, October 28 2 - 3 p.m.
Mid-Continent Public Library - Kearney	Home Safety	Tuesday, October 28 7 - 8 p.m.
Mid-Continent Public Library - Riverside	Legal and Financial Issues of Caregiving	Thursday, November 20 7 - 8 p.m.