Leading Grandparent and Kinship Care Advocate To Host Western CT Fearless Caregiver Conference

May 9, 2011 - PRLog -- Today’s Caregiver magazine and FearlessCaregiver.com, the nation’s foremost print magazine and Web community for family and professional caregivers since 1995, and Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging announces the agenda for the 2011 Western Connecticut Fearless Caregiver Conference in Danbury on May 25th..

The agenda topics will include Veteran Caregiving and Legal and disability issues with a special focus on Grandparent Caregiving.  Gary Barg, event host and Founder/Editor in Chief of Today’s Caregiver magazine and FearlessCaregiver.com, will discuss concepts for successful Grandparent Caregiving at the 107th Fearless Caregiver conference. Complimentary tickets are available at FearlessCaregiver.com or 877-829-2734. Tickets include event day activities, seminars and lunch.

“It is extremely important to help the 6 million grandparent caregivers in this nation who have stepped in when their grandchildren most need their support, regardless of their own healthcare challenges or other caregiving duties they are called upon to do for their other family members.” Barg says. “We have been proud to support grandparent and kinship caregivers with recognition and support at each of our Fearless Caregiver conferences over the past fourteen years.”

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
•   They are not alone

Who Should Attend?
•   Grandparent caregivers
•   Kinship Caregivers
•   Children of aging parents
•   Parents caring for children
•   Spousal caregivers
•   Long-distance 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.

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

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, Maria Shriver, 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.

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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, Maria Shriver, 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.