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SENIOR RESOURCES

CAREgiver

Project

o you take care of someone plan for the future. You will also get study, and each will take about 20 – 30
with memory loss? Have support from other caregivers and minutes each.
Drecent months left you stressed trained staff.
and isolated? Millions of rural We ensure fair and equal treatment
caregivers provide crucial support to Caregivers can log on whenever they and participation in this study. We are
family members or friends living with want (day or night), two or more times inclusive of all social groups to which
memory loss and dementia. And each per week, for ten to thirty minutes each people may belong by gender, race,
one of those caring for a loved one time. Because it is online, caregivers class, sexuality, religion, ability or any
struggles with stress and isolation, at can access the information from their other social category.
least some of the time. computer, tablet or smartphone.
Caregivers will also get a workbook If you have more questions, you can
The University of California, San to keep, support from other caregivers also email them at caregiverproject@
Francisco, is offering a free six- and information on community ucsf.edu or call at
week, online workshop to help these resources.
caregivers. It is funded by the National 1-833-634-0603 Monday through
Institutes of Health. Caregivers are If you want to join the study, you will Friday between 9 am to 4 pm PST.
eligible if they qualify in any of the need to go to caregiverproject.ucsf.edu Ed. Note: Information from a press
following: or call the toll-free number 1-833-634-
0603. To join the study, caregivers release by caregiverproject@ucsf.edu
• Live in a rural area will need to do the
following:
• Care for someone with memory loss
• Complete an Do you care for A free online workshop
• Are 18 years of age or older online eligibility someone with may help you!
survey to determine memory The workshop lasts 6-weeks
• Provide care for at least 10 hours per elicitability. and is completely online!
week loss?
• Complete a study You can access the workshop
The workshop includes training on consent and first at any time of day from
how to reduce stress, take better study survey that anywhere in the
care of yourself, manage the difficult will officially enroll Join a research study of the United States
behaviors of your friend or family the caregiver into University of California,
San Francisco
“ take about 20 – 40
member with memory loss, and
the study. (It will
minutes.)
Being a part of the caregiver’s
• Be assigned to
workshop has given me an
assurance that I am not alone a workshop. A Am I eligible?
computer program
with caring for my husband. determines whether You may be eligible if you are a
It was good that I could join you start the caregiver of a family member or
friend with memory loss and are:
in this discussion at any time workshop right • 18 years of age or older
day or night and that I did not away or have to • Able to access the internet
have to drive anywhere. It is wait. • Provide care for a family member
or friend for at least 10 hours
also easier to open up by being • Complete three per week
anonymous. Thank you to all for more study surveys.
their guidance, support and great These are at six To check if you are For general questions, please
suggestions. weeks, six months eligible go to our call our toll-free line at:
” caregiver joins the caregiverproject.ucsf.edu 9:00 am PST- 4:00 pm PST
1-833-634-0603
and twelve months
-Workshop participant from the time the website: Monday-Friday

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