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The Caregiver's Holiday Guide:  Tips for the Season

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

The Caregiver's Holiday Guide: Tips for the Season

The Caregiver's Holiday Guide: Tips for the Season<div><br /></div><div>The holidays add a whole extra layer onto a role that's already full — more travel, more gatherings, more gift lists, more "just one more thing" on top of work and home and everything in between. This November, ACAP Indy Metro North is bringing caregivers a season-specific guide: real tips and tricks for juggling it all while still making the holidays feel like the holidays — for you and for the parent you love.</div><div><br /></div><div>This isn't about getting through the season. It's about being present for the parts that matter — the family dinner, the tradition, the conversation — without work deadlines and to-do lists eating every ounce of your bandwidth. We'll cover how to balance career demands with caregiving during the busiest weeks of the year, what workplace supports and flexible options might already be available to you, and how to keep your relationship with your parent front and center even when the calendar is packed.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>You'll walk away with:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>Ways to balance work, home, and caregiving specifically during high-demand holiday weeks</li><li>Practical know-how on workplace policies, flexible arrangements, and supports you may not know you have access to</li><li>Approaches for protecting the relationship and the traditions that matter most, even on a tight schedule</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div>Whether you're new to caregiving or you've done this juggle for years, this program is designed to give you tools you can use before the season gets away from you.<br /><div><br /></div></div>

Who We Are

Caring for aging parents while managing your own life? You’ve found your people.

ACAP Indy Metro North exists because we know the reality: you’re navigating doctor’s appointments, medication lists, financial decisions, and family dynamics—often without a roadmap. You’re doing your best, but sometimes you need answers, connections, and the reassurance that comes from others who truly understand.

Maybe your parents are doing fine right now. Dad’s 70, still active, handling things on his own. You’re watching, but not worrying—yet. That’s exactly when you need to be here. Because the families who handle transitions smoothly? They’re the ones who prepared before the emergency room visit, before the fall, before the diagnosis that changes everything overnight.

And if you’re in your 30s or 40s? You’re not too young to be here. In fact, you’re exactly the right age to think strategically—about long-term care insurance while you’re still insurable, about asset protection for your own family’s future, about the lessons you’re learning now while caring for parents that will shape how you age. Aging isn’t something to fear or avoid—it’s the natural order of life. Those who embrace it and plan for it? They age smart. They protect what matters. They’re ready.

We gather monthly to bring you expert guidance on the topics that keep you up at night—and the ones you don’t know should be keeping you up at night. Healthcare navigation, legal protections, financial planning, memory care, housing transitions, and everything in between. You’ll discover questions you didn’t know to ask and get answers before you desperately need them.

Whether you’re in full caregiving mode, just starting to notice changes, planning ahead for your own future, or simply being proactive while your parents are still independent—this is your space. Real conversations with people who get it. Local resources that actually help. Expert insights that turn overwhelming scenarios into manageable plans. And permission to take a breath and know you’re doing better than you think.

Be proactive, not reactive. When a crisis strikes at 2 AM, you’ll be grateful you already know who to call, what documents are in place, and what options exist. Don’t wait until you’re making major decisions under pressure.

Join us the second Tuesday of every month. Walk in with your questions—or just walk in to learn what questions you should be asking. Leave with answers, connections, and renewed confidence for whatever the road ahead brings.

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Email: indymetronorth@acapcommunity.org

Phone: 317.945.0715

Mailing Address:
859 Arrowwood Drive
Carmel, IN 46033

Meeting Address:
Church at the Crossing/The Haverstick - Door 10 (right off Haverstick Road)
9111 Haverstick Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46240

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Leadership Team

The following individual and organizational community leaders provide leadership for this chapter:

  • Knute Rotto
    Chapter Coordinator / Certified Senior Advisor, OwnerSenior Care Authority
  • Megan Manges
    Chapter Coordinator / Community Relations DirectorTraditions at Solana
  • Jennifer Buddenbaum
    Marketing Director / Volunteer Coordinator, Dignity & Hope Hospice & Palliative Care
  • Ryan Levengood
    VP of Business Development - The Restoracy
  • Becky Fee
    Project Coordinator, University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community
  • Sheryl Hamer
    Owner & Attorney, Life By Design Estate & Elder Law
  • Tara Hastings
    Alzheimer’s Caregiver, WISH-TV Meteorologist
  • Bill Higgins
    President, Nora Mental Health
  • Janet Pillsbury
    Community Engagement Professional, Centerwell Primary Care
  • Emily Schwindler
    Certified Thanatologist, Director of Operations & Engagement, Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Mortuary
  • Leo Rafail
    Community Engagement Coordinator, End Lung Cancer Now

Core Sponsors

Thank you to these core organizations that help support the work of this chapter.

Aaron-Ruben-Nelson MortuaryCareforthCenterWell Primary CareLori Shanahan, Compass

ACAP Indy Metro North

Community Partners

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