Knowledge Can Make Caregiving Easier to Navigate.
Most family caregivers don't receive formal training before taking on one of the most important roles of their lives.
They learn as they go—often while managing changing health needs, unfamiliar systems, difficult decisions, and the everyday responsibilities of caring for someone they love.
Caregivers Outreach provides practical education that helps family caregivers better understand their role, find resources, prepare for changing needs, and approach caregiving with greater knowledge and confidence.
Caregiver Education
Practical Information for Real Caregiving Situations
Caregiving can raise questions you never expected to have to answer.
Where do I find help at home? What resources are available? How do I prepare for changes in my loved one's needs? How do I manage everything without neglecting my own well-being?
Our educational programs connect caregivers with practical information, experienced professionals, and resources they can use throughout their caregiving journey.
Programs are offered through workshops, webinars, community presentations, educational events, and caregiver tools and resources.
Let's Talk
Real Conversations About Caregiving
Sometimes caregivers don't need another complicated presentation. They need an opportunity to hear from knowledgeable professionals, ask questions, and have honest conversations about the issues affecting their families.
Our Let's Talk educational series brings caregivers together with professionals and subject matter experts to discuss topics relevant to everyday caregiving.
Programs may address aging, healthcare, caregiver wellness, home care, dementia, legal and financial considerations, community resources, planning, family dynamics, long-term care, and other topics identified by caregivers and families.
Programs may be offered virtually or in person, helping make caregiver education accessible wherever families are in their journey.
What You Can Learn
Education for Every Stage of Caregiving
Caregiving needs change over time, and so do the questions families ask.
Educational topics may include:
Getting Started as a Family Caregiver
Understanding the caregiver role, identifying immediate needs, organizing information, and knowing where to begin.
Navigating Aging & Long-Term Care
Understanding services and levels of care that may become part of an aging loved one's journey.
Home Care & Community Services
Learning about available home and community-based supports and questions to consider when seeking assistance.
Understanding Benefits & Resources
Helping caregivers become more familiar with programs and resources that may support their families.
Alzheimer's, Dementia & Memory Changes
Providing information and practical strategies for families caring for someone experiencing cognitive changes.
Care Transitions
Preparing for transitions involving hospitals, rehabilitation, home care, senior living, or other changes in care.
Caregiver Wellness & Stress
Recognizing caregiver stress, setting boundaries, asking for help, and prioritizing the caregiver's own physical and emotional well-being.
Family Communication & Care Planning
Helping families approach conversations about changing needs, responsibilities, expectations, and future planning.
Legal & Financial Considerations
Connecting caregivers with educational information and appropriate professionals regarding advance planning, benefits, legal documents, financial concerns, and related issues.
Finding Community Resources
Helping caregivers understand how to identify, evaluate, and access services in their communities.
Workshops & Webinars
Learn Wherever You Are.
Caregivers Outreach offers both in-person and virtual educational opportunities so caregivers can participate in ways that work with their schedules and responsibilities.
Programs may include:
Caregiver Guides & Tools
Resources You Can Use at Home
Learning doesn't end when a workshop is over.
Caregivers Outreach develops and shares practical tools that caregivers can return to as their needs change.
Our growing collection of caregiver resources may include guides, checklists, worksheets, planning tools, educational materials, and resource information designed to help families organize information and prepare for common caregiving situations.
Learn From Trusted Professionals
Connecting Caregivers With Expertise
Caregiving touches many different systems, and no single professional has every answer.
Caregivers Outreach collaborates with professionals from healthcare, social work, aging services, mental health, legal services, financial services, government, home care, community organizations, and other fields to provide caregivers with access to knowledgeable voices and practical information.
When specialized professional advice is required, caregivers are encouraged to consult directly with an appropriately qualified professional.
Bring Someone With You
Caregiving Is Often a Family Experience.
Our educational programs aren't only for the person who identifies as the "primary caregiver."
When appropriate, spouses, adult children, siblings, relatives, friends, and other members of a caregiver's support system are encouraged to participate.
The more family members understand available resources, changing care needs, and the realities of caregiving, the better prepared families can be to share responsibilities and make informed decisions together.
Need More Than Education?
Information Is One Part of the Journey.
Sometimes a workshop or caregiver guide answers your question. Other times, you may need help finding a specific service or navigating a more complicated situation.
Looking for a Resource?
Our Resource Navigation & Referral Service can help you identify potential community programs and services.
Need Personalized Professional Guidance?
Families navigating complex aging and long-term care situations can learn more about our Private Geriatric Care Management & Family Consultation Services.
For Employers & Organizations
Looking for Training for Your Team?
Caregivers Outreach also provides customized caregiver education and training for employers, Human Resources teams, healthcare organizations, community agencies, and other professionals.
Organizational training is developed separately from our family caregiver education and can be customized around the needs of your workforce, staff, or community.
Stay Connected
Don't Miss an Upcoming Program.
Join the Caregivers Outreach community to receive information about upcoming caregiver workshops, Let's Talk programs, webinars, Health & Resource Fairs, wellness activities, resources, and special events.