Belmont Village Senior Living and Author Connie Baher Present “An Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers”
20 März 2023 - 11:15PM
Business Wire
A Webinar Discussion and Q&A Offers Support
to Caregivers, Addresses Issues Commonly Faced, and Helpful
Strategies for Managing the Challenging Role
On March 2nd, Belmont Village Senior Living’s Founder and CEO,
Patricia Will, moderated a webinar like her book titled “An
Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers.” presented by author
Connie Baher. Her book explores the challenges faced by caregivers,
including guilt, sibling strife, and old wounds, and provides
guidance on how to navigate these emotional complexities.
Drawing on her personal experience as a caregiver to her mother
for 13 years, Baher shared a unique perspective on the challenges
that caregivers face. Her work as a writer, lecturer, and coach on
caregiving and life transitions offers a unique perspective on
caring for an aging loved one, and offered valuable insights into
the emotional toll of caregiving and how to manage it
effectively.
“Caregiving can be an emotionally complex role, and caregivers
may experience conflicting feelings, particularly when making
difficult decisions about the care of their loved one,” said Baher.
“By acknowledging these challenges and seeking support from others,
caregivers can navigate these difficulties and provide the best
possible care for their loved ones.”
During the webinar, Baher suggested that caregivers focus on the
parts of caregiving that only they can provide such as love, shared
experiences, and enlisting the help of experts in caring for aging
seniors. She emphasized the importance of caregivers leveraging
their strengths and abilities rather than feeling pressured to
handle every aspect of caregiving on their own. In doing so, a
caregiver can help to prevent burnout and promote overall
well-being for both themselves and their loved ones.
“Connie’s new book is a must-read essential for anyone caring
for a parent, spouse, or friend over the long haul. Caregiving can
be an emotionally taxing experience, and having access to resources
and support can be incredibly valuable,” said Will. “At Belmont
Village Senior Living, we’re committed to supporting our members
and their loved ones, and this latest webinar is just one small
part of our ongoing initiative to offer continued support to our
community.”
In addition to the inherent educational value of the speakers’
expertise and subject matter itself, this webinar highlights
Belmont Village Senior Living’s award-winning, proprietary
programming known for addressing the needs and challenges of aging
seniors and their caregivers.
Belmont Village Senior Living provides a full spectrum of senior
living options including assisted living, independent living in
select locations, the award-winning therapeutic Circle of Friends®
program, and memory care programs across its 33 locations in the
United States and Mexico City. In addition, Belmont Village Senior
Living has formed ongoing collaborations with university partners,
including Baptist Health South Florida, UCSD, and UCLA which serve
as the foundation of their programming.
To view the “An Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers”
webinar, click HERE.
About Connie Baher
Connie Baher is the author of “Family Caregivers: An Emotional
Survival Guide”. Connie writes, lectures, and coaches on
caregiving, life transitions, and reimagining retirement. She has
been published in USA Today, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes,
Dow Jones’ MarketWatch, and the Boston Globe, and often speaks of
her first-hand experience as her mother’s caregiver for 13
years.
About Belmont Village Senior Living
Now celebrating over 25 years in operation, Belmont Village is
known for pioneering proprietary, award-winning resident
programming, often in partnership with leading research
universities and healthcare institutions such as USC, UCLA, and
Baptist Health South Florida. Today, Belmont Village owns and
operates 33 communities with just under 5,000 units, with an
additional 1000 units in development. The company is a market
leader in major markets including the San Francisco Bay Area, Los
Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Austin, and South
Florida. Belmont’s communities are renowned for distinctive design,
high standards of life safety, quality of care, and leading-edge,
award-winning programs. Belmont Village is certified as a Great
Place to Work® and has been ranked as one of FORTUNE magazine’s 50
Best Workplaces for Aging Services since 2018.
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