PORT ANGELES — The seventh annual “Building Your Caregiver Toolbox” Conference for caregivers across the North Olympic Peninsula is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The free conference on the theme of “Tools to Get the Job Done” is for those who provide care for others, whether paid or unpaid.
It will be at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St. , which is sponsoring the conference along with the Caregiver Coalition.
Free lunches
Park View Villas will provide complimentary lunches.
Pre-registration is advised because of a limited amount of lunches and space available.
The conference will begin with an extended workshop by Karen Keller, registered nurse and a wound-care specialist with OMC Home Health, on the fundamentals of caring for someone at home, including the basics of skin care, transfers and the importance of fall prevention.
Various sessions
Sessions throughout the day will deal with foot care with podiatrist Dr. Sam Liebson; “Maximizing Music in the Home” by Jim Couture of Encore! Adult Day Center; “Making a Home Safer and More Accessible” by Wendy Merrill; “Bathing Tips and Tricks” by Deana Nimz and “Quality Issues at End-of-Life” by Karen Pierce, both from Assured Hospice; “Homecare in a Hearing Loss Environment” by Steve Hillson of the Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center; “The Latest in Medication Delivery Systems” by Joe Cammack of Jim’s Pharmacy; “Caring for Clients with Compulsive Hoarding Disorders” by Luci Chambers and Susie Winters; and an opportunity to talk with OMC’s dieticians and diabetes educators, Vicki Everrett and Sarah Bailey about better nutrition in the home.
There also will be many local vendors of services for caregivers and those they care for.
The Caregiver Coalition is a group of individuals from agencies, businesses and organizations who work with caregivers of older adults in Clallam County.
To register, phone 360-452-3221.
