Diabetes PATH (Personal Action Toward Health) is designed for people with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Includes diabetes education and support in an interactive workshop style. People are taught effective tools to better self-manage their condition and its impact on their life. You choose your own goals! Caregivers and significant others are also encouraged to sign up and attend as active participants.

Cancer PATH

Designed for all cancer survivors regardless if they are recently diagnosed, in active treatment, or living beyond treatment. In this interactive workshop, people are taught effective tools to better self-manage their condition and its impact on their life. We address topics such as relationships and communication, living with uncertainty, managing difficult emotions, and more! Caregivers and significant others are also welcome to sign up and attend as active participants.

JoAnn came to Cancer PATH with a goal to manage her weight and her diabetes better, while also learning how to live well despite having a cancer diagnosis. She says the leaders were “so helpful and encouraging. The action plan that I follow every week has been extremely helpful. My A1C is much better, along with my blood pressure, and I have lost a few pounds.” She thanked her healthcare provider for recommending the workshop, stating “This has been such a big help to getting me on the right path to managing my weight.”

Chronic Pain PATH

Designed for people with chronic pain. In this interactive workshop, people are taught effective tools to better self-manage their condition and its impact on their life. Managing chronic pain is more than taking medications. We address a variety of topics including fatigue management, dealing with difficult emotions, and pacing & planning. Includes the Moving Easy Program: safe exercises to improve strength, flexibility, and endurance. Caregivers and significant others are also welcome to sign up and attend as active participants.

Matter of Balance

This interactive workshop promotes the belief that falling and fears about falling are controllable. It aims to reduce fall risk, increase physical activity, and reduce fears about falling. Includes an exercise program designed to increase balance, strength, coordination, and stability. Caregivers and significant others are encouraged to sign up and attend as active participants.

Creating Confident Caregivers

For people caring for someone at home with memory loss. This interactive workshop increases caregiver skills for managing behaviors, knowledge about dementia and memory loss, and methods to manage the stress of caregiving. It also encourages peer support and self-care. Free respite care is provided during the workshop for the person with memory loss so that caregivers can attend. Ask for details on respite care arrangements when signing up for a workshop.

 

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Provides an opportunity for you to meet with a dietitian and discuss your needs, concerns, and goals to live a healthy lifestyle even with a chronic condition. In-Home one-on-one nutrition counseling services are available for people who qualify; call for details.

Advanced Care Planning

Advance care planning helps people understand decisions that we all face concerning end of life care. Participants learn how to make sure they receive the level of care they prefer, how to let others know what to do when they are too sick or unable to express themselves, and permit people they trust to act on their behalf. Learn how to create and share a care plan in a safe, no-pressure environment.

Assistive Technology

Learn about technologies that can make it easier and safer for people with disabilities and older adults to live independently.

What is Assistive Technology and Why Would I Need It?

A general overview of the types of devices available to assist people to be more independent at home.  Simple technologies can help with daily activities, home control, computer and smart phone use, safety, recreation, and more.  We will focus on low cost, low tech solutions and touch briefly on some systems to help those with higher needs.

Controlling Your Home

A look at some of the options to make controlling devices in your home easier. For people who have difficulty using the standard controls TVs, lights, door locks, and more can be operated with alternate inputs, remote controls, or the functions can be automated. 

Engaging People with Memory Loss using Tablets

We will discuss ways to help people with memory loss maintain function and stay connected with family and friends.  The focus will be on using tablet-based activities to facilitate interactions with some inclusion of access issues and memory aids. 

Home Monitoring for Safety

An introduction to technology that helps people stay safe when alone in their homes.  From emergency call buttons, auto shut-offs for stoves, and devices that send a text when your routine changes, many options are available.  We will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of some of the available systems.

Caregiver Support

Improving your confidence as a caregiver, helping you create a positive caregiving environment, learning how to manage and redirect challenging behaviors, sharing ideas for daily activities for your loved one based on their strengths, and learning to take better care of yourself so you can provide good care for your loved one.

   

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