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New caregiver group

Hello. Bill recently posted some incredibly useful suggestions. It's not always easy to find older posts. Since this forum is hard to navigate at times and the search function is a little awkward, I thought I'd try creating a group to capture the information regularly shared with new caregivers. I added some sites and documents that are often shared (Tam Cummings Handouts, for example) and started a few discussion threads where I thought we could add useful member posts so they're easier to find later.

It's just an idea. But if you think it might be useful, please add to the discussions. Also, please let me know if you want to be set up as a leader of the group so you can help maintain it and point new caregivers in the right direction.

Finally, if you're not super comfortable with the group functionality, you can feel free to tag me on a post you want to share and I'll be glad to add it for you.

https://alzconnected.org/group/32-new-caregiver-help

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  • GG06
    GG06 Member Posts: 92
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    @Jeanne C. just seeing this post and the New Caregiver Group info you started. FANTASTIC idea! Kudos to you for taking the initiative to do it. I think it would be helpful to periodically post a reminder that it's available.

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