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Caregiver's Handbook 21

N. Conclusion

This handbook is available from San Diego County through the efforts of many collaborators. I hope it will serve as a reference tool for the new and veteran caregiver. It can never be said often enough that that YOU, the caregiver, are incredibly important!

The welfare of another person, the care-receiver, depends on you. If you are not in good health, the care-receiver also may suffer. If you have taken on the role of a caregiver you have also accepted a special responsibility to take care of yourself. So, good luck and good care; You are important!

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Appendix A

Selected Community Resources for Caregivers

(This Appendix in the San Diego County handbook lists important resources for the caregiver by county locality, resource title and telephone number. The specific titles of the activities and their telephone numbers would be of little use outside the county. For the purpose of this copy the resources are identified by functions to serve as a guide for preparing a list suitable to your needs. Specific activity titles, locations, telephone numbers, times open for calls, etc., may be available from your County Mental Health Services, United Way directory, or telephone directory. The following examples include several not listed in the handbook. Mike)

EMERGENCY (Large print. Post near telephone) Your physician(s) Ambulance Services Hospital to which care-receiver would be taken Oxygen Support Suicide Prevention/Crisis Intervention Poison Control Center Pharmacist Police Fire Department Neighbors you can count on in emergencies Domestic Violence Hotline Elder Abuse Hotline

GENERAL INFORMATION AND REFERRALS Area Agency on Aging - Senior Hotline American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Alzheimer's Association Help Line State/County Self-Help Center Medical Information Service Older Women's League (OWL) Senior Citizen's Centers (near your home)

AGING SERVICES

LEGAL SERVICES

ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE CENTERS

ALZHEIMER'S CENTERS - SOCIAL DAY CARE

SENIOR SOCIAL CENTERS

CAREGIVER SUPPORT/TRAINING GROUPS (check with your County Mental Health Services)

NUTRITION INFORMATION CENTERS (Meals on Wheels)

HEALTH INFORMATION (Hearing aids maintenance, MedicAlert, prostheses maintenance and repair, etc.)

IN-HOME CARE SUPPORT & SERVICE (Homemakers, Hospice, Visiting Nurses, etc.)

CLERGY

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