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A Continuum of Care

Community Center

Demere Center For Living

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The Demere Center for Living

Built for and by the Community

Located off Chatham Parkway

Scheduled to open in the Fall of 2015

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The Demere Center for Living

will house The Edel Caregiver Institute

will have ample meeting space

available to anyone in the community.

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The Demere Center for Living

Full Circle Grief and Loss

Full Circle bereavement programs are available to

anyone in the community who has suffered the loss

of a loved one. The staff of Full Circle offers one

on one counseling; various adult support groups;children support groups; Camp Aloha overnight

Children’s Grief Camp, Grief Yoga , etc.

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Palliative Care provides a specialized team approach

to addressing pain and symptoms from disease

This care is delivered at out-patient clinics located in

Memorial and Candler Hospitals Ask your physician if a palliative care consult is right for

you

The Demere Center for Living

The Steward Center for Palliative Care

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The DemereCenter for Living

Edel Caregiver Institute

A new and innovative approach to care giving

Available to anyone in the community

Caregiver training and information

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So, Who Is A Caregiver?

The legal definition of a caregiver is someone,

typically over age 18, who provides care for

another..

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So, Who Is A Caregiver?

More often than not, a caregiver is usually a family

member who regularly looks after a child, or a sick,

elderly, or disabled person with no financial

compensation.

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SO, Are You a Caregiver ???

If you provide physical, emotional and mental

support and care regardless of pay and

relationship to the individual ; if you take someone

to church, help get their groceries, run errands forthem, help them with housework or listen to their

troubles, then you are a caregiver.

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Are You a Caregiver?

Mrs. Carter says that there are four kinds of people

in the world…

those who have been caregiversthose who currently are caregivers

those who will be caregivers

and those who will need caregivers

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What Does The Edel Caregiver Institute Offer?

The Caregiver Institute will offer informational and

instructional sessions to community/family

caregivers, such as:

Moving, bathing, and showering others

How to prepare nutritious meals

Home Safety “Care for the Caregiver”

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What Will The Edel Caregiver Institute Offer?

Caregiver Support Groups

Disease specific classes, information and support

Information on how to talk to your doctors

Dealing with money and legal matters

How to complete Medicare/Medicaid Forms

Dealing with grief

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 How Do I Access The Services of The Edel Caregiver

Institute?

Open in the Fall of 2015

A membership fee of $100.00 will pay for any and

all services offered

Scholarships will be available to those unable to

pay the membership fee

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While we wait for the Edel Caregiver Institute to open, here are some 

Tips for Caregivers

Ask for help!

Organize all medical and legal information

Educate yourself

Trust your instincts

Care for yourself

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Self-Advocacy for Caregivers:

Four Messages to Live By

Choose to Take Charge of Your Life

Love, Honor and Value Yourself

Seek, Accept and , At Times, Demand Help

Stand Up and Be Counted