Linda Shaifer Visits Alzheimer’s Care Resource Center

Photo: Elayne Forgie, Founder, President & CEO of Alzheimer’s Care Resource Center and Linda Shaifer, Account Executive for Sonas.

Linda Shaifer, Sonas Home Health Care Account Executive serving North Palm Beach County, recently visited with Elayne Forgie, Founder and President of the Alzheimer’s Care Resource Center (ACRC) located in Lake Worth. Linda received an education on all the programs and services of ACRC that are designed to help at any point in the caregiver’s journey.

Four years ago, Elaine and her husband founded ACRC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. ACRC was founded based on their passion for helping the secondary victim of Alzheimer’s Disease…the family caregiver. These “unsung heroes” needed help navigating the complexities of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other neurocognitive disorders. They realized there was nowhere to turn for support and information in their quest to keep their loved ones afflicted with Alzheimer’s and related disorders safe and well cared for each and every day. The ACRC is the only organization in Palm Beach County dedicated to family caregivers.

The mission of Alzheimer’s Care Resource Center is: To provide a warm, comforting and supportive gathering place for caregivers and families of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other neurocognitive disorders, to receive services, and access programs, designed to improve their quality of life, while helping them navigate the changes and challenges that accompany caring for someone with memory loss; from diagnosis through end-of-life-care.

The programs provided by ACRC include:

– 24-Hour Caregiver Helpline
– Care Management & Aging Life Care Services
– Counseling & Coaching for Caregivers
– Making Moments Matter
– Companion Respite Care
– Caregiver Support Groups
– Monday Mojo & Wednesday Workshop Videos
– Paint for Fun, Color to Calm & Free Family Caregiver Workshops
– Music & Memory

For more information about this wonderful program log onto https://alzheimerscareresourcecenter.com/ or call (561) 588-4545.

Jillian Miller BSN, RN

Director of Nursing at Sonas Home Health Care

This blog was reviewed by Jillian Miller BSN, RN — Director of Nursing for Sonas Home Health Care’s Tampa Bay market — for clinical accuracy. Jillian Miller has been a nurse for 16 years — working primarily in pediatrics. She believes the best part of working with the pediatric population is when you see smiles from clients when you first enter the room. She loves seeing the difference you can make in families’ lives while providing the best care possible for them.