Info for Caregivers/Patients

We know that as a caregiver, you often face a number of unique and sometimes daunting challenges. We have provided here for you a number of links and pathways to information that we hope will be invaluable to you. Our best wishes to you…..

Connect With Others

Family Caregiver Forum – This link will take you to a discussion forum set up by the National Family Caregiver Association. Here you will find a wide range of topics to connect with other individuals facing similar situations, share your experiences, and offer and receive support.

My Caring Community – Find support, a wealth of information and discussion boards for caregivers. This site is from Enclara Health, a healthcare resource organization, focused exclusively on providing clarity, direction and support for individuals and their families coping with declining health and serious illness.

Websites

Caregiver.org – Family Caregiver Alliance offers tools and information about caregiving, coping, and where to find help.

Caringinfo.org – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization provides through this website a wealth of information on many issues, including caregiving, surrounding the end of life.

Caringresources.org – Published by the Compassionate Care Alliance, this site has links to articles and other information surrounding serious illness and the end of life. It also has links and information about organizations in its local area, Monterey and San Benito counties, Calif., that can offer help.

PartnershipforParents.org – Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition has created this website for parents of children who are seriously or terminally ill. It helps guide parents through the stages of their child’s illness.

Audio Topics (Downloadable)

Track One MP3: 9:30
All About Powers of Attorney and Advance Health Care Directives

Featuring Nicholas C. Fantl, Johnson Fantl & Associates, LLP, Attorneys-at-Law, Monterey, Calif.

Explanation of these documents, how they differ, how to use them when outlining one’s wishes for care at the end of life. Also discusses the roles and responsibilities of health care agents in implementing your health care wishes when you are unable to speak or advocate for yourself.

Track Three MP3: 8:20
All About Conservatorships

Featuring Lynn Moser, Heisinger Buck & Morris, Attorneys at Law, Carmel, Calif.

Discusses the various types of conservatorships, arrangements in which a person is appointed by the court to represent another person who is unable, due to illness, incapacity or other reason, to make personal or financial decisions on his or her own behalf. Covers who can be a conservator, how one is established, and the rights and responsibilities of a conservator.

Track Four MP3: 9:36
Where Does One Start to Look at Senior Living Alternatives?

Featuring Kelly Vasquez, Heisinger Buck & Morris, Carmel, Calif.

Discusses the general categories of elder living arrangements and the advantages and disadvantages of each. General discussion, including cost considerations, of aging in place at home, residential care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities, such as board and care residential care.