Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton
Today’s Technology: Keeping Loved Ones Safe and Engaged
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesExplore the latest technology to enhance safety and engagement for older adults. Our program highlights cutting-edge biomedical devices, home automation, and assistive technology to enhance safety and engagement. Learn to choose the right technology and evaluate in-home or community support services, ensuring peace of mind for families. Presenter: Chanda Platania, Digital Services Librarian, Catawba County […]
Medicare and SHIIP: The Must Knows
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesEmpower yourself with knowledge of Medicare and SHIIP programs for your aging parents. Understand eligibility, service coverage, and how to navigate federal and state resources. Learn to access essential websites, complete paperwork, and compare healthcare providers, ensuring informed advocacy for your parents' health and medical care. Presenter: Vickie Blevins, Executive Director Catawba County Council on […]
How to Have Difficult Conversations with Aging Parents
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesPrepare for critical conversations with aging parents about legal, financial, driving, and independent living issues. Our program equips adult children with essential communication skills to reduce uncertainty, manage conflict, and ensure comprehensive planning. Gain confidence in addressing estate planning, financial decisions, and independent living challenges with practical guidance and support. Presenter: Denise Young, Program Manager, […]
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER – Senior Services: Understanding Eligibility and Managing Paperwork
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesTHIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Simplify the process of accessing supportive services for aging adults. This program helps you navigate complicated forms and documents required for healthcare, legal, and financial assistance. Learn strategies to evaluate and select quality-of-life services and discover resources and agencies that can assist with applications and submissions. Ensure […]
Responding to Challenging Behaviors of Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesSometimes, people with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, as well as those with other health and medical conditions associated with aging, behave in ways that family members and other caregivers find particularly confusing, inappropriate, and even frightening. This program will help families and caregivers understand that what we may consider concerning or challenging behaviors […]
Preventing Falls: Helping Older Adults Stay Safe
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesAs our parents age, they are more prone to falling for a number of reasons. Often, a fall results in significant injury requiring immediate medical attention. All too frequently, falls have lasting effects, requiring longterm rehabilitation services, seriously affecting an older person’s mobility, activities of daily living, and independence. A fall may even result in […]
Knowing Your Limits and Creating Balance as a Caregiver
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesWe all want to help our aging parents, but we also struggle with finding time for our spouses, children, jobs, friends and ourselves. This program is designed to help caregivers expand their perspectives about caregiver guilt and other emotions and present strategies for setting boundaries and creating balance. Program Presenter: Mary Mitchell, Family Caregiver Support […]
Understanding and Accessing VA Programs and Benefits
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesMany older adults have served in the Armed Forces and may be eligible for and depend on federally-funded Veteran Affairs (VA) programs and services. VA benefits may provide services associated with financial assistance and medical and hospitalization insurance coverage. VA programs are separate from other programs and may differ in eligibility requirements and service coverage. […]
Healthy Eating and Nutritional Needs for Aging Adults
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesEvery adult needs proper and adequate nutrition. As we age, nutrition becomes even more important for health, functionality, and the ability to age in place and remain in the community. But as our parents age, they frequently find choosing and preparing meals challenging for a number of reasons – health conditions, medications, oral health and […]
Understanding and Accessing Medicaid Programs and Benefits
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesMany older adults depend on federally- and state-funded Medicaid services for their primary medical and hospitalization insurance coverage. Medicare is a separate program from other federally- and/or state-funded programs with different eligibility requirements and service coverage. Medicaid may provide some differences in benefits dependent on state funding. This program will help adult children to understand […]
Finding and Using Senior Services in Your Local Community
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesAs we age, most of us will identify service and support needs that will require us to engage with a new system of services, to learn new terminology, and to communicate with a new set of professionals. We may recognize these needs gradually for our parents, or for ourselves, and we may have time to […]
The Aging Toolbox: Practical Tips for Caring for Your Aging Loved Ones
Catawba County Library, Main Branch, Newton 115 West C. Street, Newton, NC, United StatesThis program will provide adult-children with practical tips and tools to use for gathering information when visiting aging parents, along with strategies for holding conversations with siblings and other family members about needs and services. In addition, this program addresses practical guidance for hands-on caregiving and when to get additional help.
