Fearless Caregiver Conference Offers Caregiving Advice and Training For Western CT Family Caregivers

April 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Today’s Caregiver magazine, the nation’s leading magazine for family and professional caregivers since 1995, is hosting the 107th Fearless Caregiver Conference in Western Connecticut at the Danbury Plaza and Conference Center on May 25th. Family caregivers interesting in speaking with and getting caregiving advice from aging and disability experts, caregiver advocates, insurance advisors, social security specialists, elder law professionals, homecare and facility coordinators and support organizations can register for the daylong seminar and lunch sponsored by the Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging. Tickets are available at FearlessCaregiver.com or by calling (877) 829-2734.

What Support Is Available For Connecticut Caregivers? The financial decisions made at the state level have enormous consequences to the nearly one million caregivers living in Connecticut. Join caregiving experts for the day to learn how these decisions will affect you and what support will be available as you care for your loved ones.

Registration Includes Lunch:  Limited free registrations are available for family caregivers online at FearlessCaregiver.com or by calling 877-829-2734. The Danbury Plaza Hotel and Conference Center is located at 18 Old Ridgebury Road in Danbury.  

Gary Barg is the event host and moderator. A noted speaker, writer and publisher on caregiving issues since 1995, Gary Barg is founder and editor-in-chief of the first national magazine for caregivers, Today’s Caregiver, as well the original online caregiver community, caregiver.com.

This will mark the 107th Fearless Caregiver Conference that Mr. Barg has hosted.
Gary Barg is the author of the book, The Fearless Caregiver: how to get the best care for your loved one and still have a life of your own.

Fearless Caregiver Conference participants will learn:
•   What support is available for Connecticut family caregivers
•   Where the money is for caregivers
•   How to partner with their family members
•   How to ask questions of healthcare leaders in the area
•   How to get a loved one to stop driving
•   Share information with their fellow caregivers

Who Should Attend?
•   Children of aging parents
•   Parents caring for children
•   Spousal caregivers
•   Long-distance caregivers
•   Grandparent caregivers
•   Pastoral caregivers
•   Volunteer caregivers
•   Professional caregivers
•   And anyone else seeking hands-on advice

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Call (800) 829-2734 for information and to reserve your space.

2011 schedule will include: Nashville, Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Minneapolis, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida and other cities TBA.

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Established in 1995, Caregiver Media Group has become the recognized media authority on caregiving through Today’s Caregiver magazine, Caregiver.com, the Fearless Caregiver Conferences, the award winning book - The Fearless Caregiver: How to Get the Best Care for Your Loved One and Still Have a Life of Your Own, as well as Caregiver Media Group's award winning content and custom publications.

Today’s Caregiver magazine contains cover interviews with celebrity caregivers, articles on caregiving issues and vital resources for all caregivers. Cover interviews have included Leeza Gibbons, Clay Walker, Kathy Greenlee, Debbie Reynolds, Dixie Carter, Debbie Reynolds, Della Reese, Linda Dano, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Robert Urich and Clay Aiken. The digital version of the magazine is available free of charge at Caregiver.com.