Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Telephone Learning Series NEXT SESSION: SEPTEMBER 19
State Initiatives Rosalynn Carter Institute State Initiatives Newsletter Caregiver Awards
RCI Honors Georgia's Caregivers of the Year Care Transition Coach Twenty-five individuals have been trained to serve as Care Transition Coaches at a recent training in Athens, Georgia. Training was led by Dr. Eric Coleman and colleagues from the University of Colorado Denver. The Care Transitions Intervention is an Evidence-Based program designed to empower patients and caregivers to effectively manage transitions between care setting. The training was sponsored by RCI and CARE-NETS as part of the Georgia Coalition for Caregiver Health. Read more about Care Transitions. Georgia Coalition to Promote Caregiver Health Rosalynn Carter Institute and its partner CARE-NETs have launched a new state-wide Advocacy organization dedicated to promoting caregiver health in Georgia. The Coalition will work to establish state-wide training to equip caregivers with the skills they need to manage their health, deal with high levels of stress, and solve caregiving challenges.
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Evidence-Based Program Resource Center
Quality Care Connections, a partnership of RCI and J&J, is a network of researchers and agencies implementing evidence-based programs for Alzheimer's caregivers in five diverse communities in New York, Texas, New Jersey, Alabama and Vermont.
"Because caregivers are viewed as expendable resources in systems of care, they are overlooked, ill-prepared and poorly supported. We believe that caregivers should be cultivated, supported and celebrated. Investing community resources in educating and training caregivers, providing them a wide range of supports including respite, and celebrating their achievements and lives results in a higher quality of care, healthier, more effective caregivers, and a better quality of life for the entire community." Rick Birkel, Ph.D.,
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