#hiddenheroes can experience stress caused by the emotional and physical strain of caregiving. How can you better recognize that stress? By listening to your body, making time to breathe, and taking steps to manage your stress. #tipsforhiddenheroes

I just uploaded “HQIN Mind Your Meds - Safe Opioid Medication Use and Disposal” to #Vimeo: vimeo.com/577340825

A powerful essay about how much rests on #caregivers' shoulders. crooked.com/articles/human…

Free online training for #caregivers! Register by 8/5.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo... who is paying for round-the-clock care for her own 90-year-old mother, said America's aging demographics were going to hit the country "like a ton of bricks" without increased federal aid, and warned the current situation was "untenable."

The nation’s caregiving work force is fraying. ... Consistent, skilled, affordable care is in short supply — and getting shorter — and those who provide it are shouldering an increasingly unsustainable burden." nytimes.com/2021/08/12/opi…

We are excited to share an opportunity from our friends at the @VaSecofHealth and the VA Aging Services workgroup to enhance Aging Services in the Commonwealth! More info here: rb.gy/jpmdz9

The mystery of 9/11 first responders and dementia washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/…

"When labor is continually framed as something done out of love or instinct, it loses its connotation as labor and, by extension, its value...Life becomes a matter of sheer endurance." Vox ? you nailed me to. the. wall. vox.com/the-goods/2263…

Our friends at @VaSecofHealth and the VA Aging Services Workgroup are offering another opportunity to help to enhance Aging Services in the Commonwealth! Your input is needed. More info here: rb.gy/vcdaxr

If you are caring for a parent, spouse, friend or relative, then you are a caregiver. If you are 60 years+, there are support services for caregivers and your loved ones. Find out more about #caregivers and #caregiving resources: bit.ly/3zljiVi #connectedIndigenouselders

An research study opportunity from our partners George Mason University for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's or dementia. Learn more: gerontology.socialwork.gmu.edu/masoncares/

The Commonwealth Council on Aging is seeking nominations for the 2022 Best Practices Award Program! Learn more here: bit.ly/3JxjuGt **Nominations due March 1 by 5 PM**

We had the pleasure of collaborating with our partners at Virginia DRPT to create web tools to make transportation across the Commonwealth more accessible. Learn more about this collaboration here: rb.gy/ctxefx

Our friends at George Mason University Mason CARES team are still recruiting caregivers for a research study for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's or dementia. Learn more: gerontology.socialwork.gmu.edu/masoncares/

I just uploaded “Mason_CARES_3 (1).mp4” to #Vimeo: vimeo.com/712100336

I just uploaded “Mason CARES Participant Testimonial 2” to #Vimeo: vimeo.com/712109271

I just uploaded “Mason CARES Participant Testimonial 3” to #Vimeo: vimeo.com/712113828

Give support. Get support. During PTSD Awareness Month, help a loved one living with #PTSD, and remember to practice #selfcare. Learn more @ VA_PTSD_Info: ptsd.va.gov/family/how_hel….