NRV Agency on Aging hosts an Annual Caregiver Conference & Resource Fair. The 6th Annual Caregiver Conference and Resource Fair was held on March 22, 2014 at New River Community College. Radford Health & Rehab Center participated as a Gold Sponsor.
For caregivers, juggling numerous responsibilities, demands of work, caregiving, and family life, leads to increased stress, worry and health problems. Statistics show that caregivers experience more stress related illnesses and suffer from depression. Many are ill-prepared for their role in caring for someone and often have little or no financial support and face additional financial and legal difficulties. Caregivers are in need of support, education, and access to information and services. As a generation of baby boomers near retirement and the population of older adults rapidly increases, the need is expected to grow dramatically.
This annual event provides caregivers with valuable resource information from expert presenters on a variety of important topics and affords them the opportunity to visit with exhibitors who represent companies, organizations, and agencies that provide services or products to assist caregivers. – NRV Caregiver Conference
