Caregiver Coalition

FYI Readers,

There is a Caregiver Coalition in Muncie that meets once a month at Morrison Woods Health Campus, 4100 N. Morrison Rd.  The purpose of the Caregiver Coalition is to raise awareness about caregiving issues in the community and develop systems of support to ensure caregivers are able to remain in the workplace while providing quality care to their loved ones.  I attended the January 18 meeting along with nine other people including Katy Lucas of The Woodlands.  The Co-Chair of the Coalition is Kathy Segrist.  The Coalition would like to have a local business leader co-chair with Kathy.  There are currently three committees that you may want participate in:

Caregiver Needs Identification- This committee will identify the needs of working caregivers, connect caregivers to community resources, and improve the collaboration and coordination of available services that help caregivers within the community. 

Community Awareness- This committee will develop advocates for caregivers within the general public, work with the medical community to reach caregivers, and work with the business community to illistrate the return on investment of caregiver support programs. 

Workplace Education- This committee will work with identified community partners to help caregivers understand the many aspects of their roles as caregivers, will identify best practices and methods for delivering caregiver education, and will coordinate workplace caregiver education and training on a wide variety of caregiving issues. 

This is a great opportunity to help an underserved population.  I encourage you to attend the meeting.  Your suggestions are welcomed.  The more input we can receive from local citizens the better we can serve caregivers in our community.  Here is a list of the upcoming Caregiver Coalition meetings:

Tuesday, February 15, 11:30am
Tuesday, March 15, 11:30am
Tuesday, April 19, 11:30am
Tuesday, May 17, 11:30am
Tuesday, June 21, 11:30am

Please join us for our next meeting; everyone is welcome to attend.  Feel free to bring your lunch; drinks will be provided.  Free on-site adult day care is available with advanced notice.  If services are needed so a caregiver can attend a meeting, contact McKensie Monroe at Morrison Woods Health Campus at 765-286-9066, by the Friday before each meeting. 

Thanks,

Adam