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MEDIA ADVISORY/SOURCE ALERT
Contact: Orli Belman, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
310 709-4156, obelman@usc.edu
Caregiving in Crisis: From Disaster Planning to Dental Care to Dealing with Loneliness
WHAT: The 17th Annual CALM (Caregivers are Learning More) Conference. The USC Family Caregiver Support Center is getting a head start on National Caregiving Month with this community outreach event featuring expert speakers, onsite health screenings and a resource fair.
WHEN: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Saturday, October 28, 2017
WHERE: USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, 3715 McClintock Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90089. Media can park in USC’s Downey Way Parking Structure or in designated media zones.
WHO: Donna Benton, director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center and gerontology professor at the USC Davis School, along with caregivers and experts from health care providers, government agencies, technology companies and community centers.
“With the increase in sandwich generation households, we hear more requests from caregivers helping both adult children and aging parents,” said Benton. “Caregivers desperately need resources to help them remain healthy, because they are the foundation for the family. If they ‘crack’ the house will be unstable.”
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WHY: To increase awareness, advocacy and assistance for the nearly 20 million unpaid caregivers including…
MORE: November is National Family Caregivers Month. A recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report, Families Caring for an Aging America, recommends developing a national strategy to address caregivers’ health, economic security and overall well-being. The report states that caregiver recognition and support is among the most significant overlooked challenges facing the aging U.S. population, their families, and society.
ABOUT: The USC Family Caregiver Support Center offers help those to caring for family and friends for all cultures and communities in LA county. Services are low or no-cost to family caregivers and friends who help someone over the age of 60 and funding is provided by in part by LA County Community and Senior Services and the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
Call toll-free: 855-USC-6060 (855-872-6060) for help, or visit http://fcscgero.org/