What you'll learn

  • Handling day to day care of your loved one

  • Coping with the trials of dementia

  • Planning for medical needs

  • Dealing with legal and financial issues

  • Arranging for additional care

Course description

Discover the tools, strategies, and reassuring support you need to provide compassionate, confident care to a loved one. Our interactive course is overflowing with worksheets, checklists, and practical advice, all designed to provide you with a helpful roadmap for navigating challenging concerns faced by caregivers—and for dealing with unpredictable issues you may face down the road. Just as important, you'll benefit from tips on taking care of yourself—a critical factor in effective caregiving. 

Instructors

Clinical Chief of Gerontology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Assistant professor in medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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