Pioneering caregiver advocate, Shelia Savage will be recognized for her years of dedication at the upcoming Okeechobee Fearless Caregiver Conference on Sept. 18 to be held at Indian River State College in Okeechobee. A limited number of complimentary tickets for family caregivers are still available. Event sponsored by Okeechobee Senior Services, Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach Treasure Coast, Inc., Humana, Caption Call and The Estate, Trust and Elder Law Firm, P.L. and many others
PRLog - Sep. 9, 2014 - OKEECHOBEE, Fla. -- Groundbreaking Okeechobee area senior care advocate, Shelia Savage will be recognized at the upcoming Okeechobee Fearless Caregiver Conference on September 18th at Indian River State College Williamson Conference Center in Okeechobee. Complimentary tickets for family caregivers are sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach Treasure Coast, Okeechobee Senior Services and http://www.FearlessCaregiver.com .
The Fearless Caregiver Conference, including seminar, expo and luncheon is hosted by Today’s Caregiver magazine, (http://www.caregiver.com) since 1995, the nation’s leading support, training and educational organization for family and professional caregivers.
Registration Includes Lunch: Family caregivers should register at FearlessCaregiver.com or by calling (877) 829-2734 while the limited numbers of free scholarships are still available.
Location: Okeechobee Fearless Caregiver Conference will be held at the Indian River State College Williamson Conference Center, 2229 NW 9th Avenue in Okeechobee.
Supporting the 137th Fearless Caregiver conference are leading care organizations including Humana, Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach Treasure Coast, Inc., Okeechobee Senior Services, Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, Caption Call and The Estate, Trust and Elder Law Firm, P.L., Hospice of Okeechobee among many others. More than 60,000 family and professional caregivers in 24 states have learned how to be a Fearless Caregiver Advocate for their loved ones, clients and themselves.
"One of the main reasons we created the Fearless Caregiver Conference is that area caregivers can come together for a day designed just for them. There's more power, more strength, more love and wisdom in that room than people could ever imagine," said Gary Barg, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Today’s Caregiver magazine, author of the book, The Fearless Caregiver, and host to 116 Fearless Caregiver Conferences since 1998. Event keynote speakers have included Henry Winkler, Debbie Reynolds, Clay Aiken, Della Reese, Kathy Greenlee, Leeza Gibbons, Clay Walker, Patricia Richardson and Linda Dano.
Today’s Caregiver magazine will present the Okeechobee Community Fearless Caregiver award to Shelia Savage for her years of outstanding work in supporting Okeechobee area family and professional caregivers. “We are proud to honor someone who paved the way for the support and services available for area caregivers today as well as honor her for a lifetime of dedication to the health and wellbeing of area caregivers. I know that the community is better for all she has accomplished,” said Barg.
What Support Is Available For Florida Family Caregivers? The financial decisions made at the state level have enormous consequences to the two million caregivers living in Florida. Join caregiving experts for the day to learn how these decisions will affect you and what support will be available as you care for your loved ones.
The latest stops on the Fearless Caregiver conference tour in Boca Raton and West Palm Beach were tremendous successes with hundreds of family and professional caregivers participating in full-day events where they received answers to their caregiving questions from physicians, legal experts, spiritual leaders, and healthcare experts in topics such as Alzheimer’s, MS, cancer, autism, stoke, Social Security, Medicare, diabetes, incontinence and Parkinson’s throughout the day.
Fearless Caregiver Conference participants will learn:
• What support is available for area family caregivers
• Where the money is for caregivers
• How to partner with their family members
• How to ask questions of healthcare leaders in the area
• How to get a loved one to stop driving
• Share information with their fellow caregivers
Who Should Attend?
• Children of aging parents
• Parents caring for children
• Spousal caregivers
• Long-distance caregivers
• Grandparent caregivers
• Pastoral caregivers
• Volunteer caregivers
• Professional caregivers
• And anyone else seeking hands-on advice
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Call (877) 829-2734 for information and to reserve your space.
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September 09, 2014 at 12:12 PM EDT
