More than 25 percent of American families are involved in some way with elder/parent care. Many of them also are juggling full-time job responsibilities. The challenges of this can be overwhelming.
UNMC employees can learn more about caring for elderly parents, relatives and friends and the coordinated services available at UNMC, University Medical Associates (UMA) and The Nebraska Medical Center at an eldercare event on Tuesday, Dec. 7 in the Eppley Science Hall.
The “Accessing Eldercare Services and Information” event features four presentations in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater from 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., and exhibits in the UNMC Center for Continuing Education Atrium (inside the Eppley Science Hall) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The featured presentations are:
- 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. – “The State of Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP),” presented by Aimee McKim, Omaha-Area Director of SHIP.
- 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. – “The Medicare Prescription Plan,” presented by Gary Yee, Pharm.D., professor of pharmacy practice, UNMC College of Pharmacy.
- 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – “Services of Eastern Nebraska Office of Aging (ENOA),” presented by Dee Wilson, ENOA case manager.
- 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. – “Patient Centered Care in Later Life: The Geriatric Perspective,” presented by Jane Potter, M.D., UNMC professor of geriatrics.
Exhibitors will provide information on services, adaptive equipment, referrals and/or supports groups. Below is a list of some of the participating exhibitors:
- Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging — Accessing ENOA services for seniors/respite for caregivers
- UMA ENT Clinic — Services for coping with hearing loss
- UMA ENT/Oral-Facial Prosthetics — Denture, implants, and facial prosthetic services
- The Nebraska Medical Center Cardiovascular Services
- S.H.I.P. — Information about the State of Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Program
- The Nebraska Medical Center Human Resources — Information about family leave, employee assistance
- The Nebraska Medical Center – Physical therapy/occupational therapy/adaptive equipment services
- The Nebraska Medical Center — Senior wellness program
- UNMC College of Nursing – Cosmopolitan Mobile Nursing Center — Services in Nebraska and Iowa
- UNMC Geriatric Medicine Clinic — Gaining access to services for patients
- UNMC Human Resources — Information about family leave, employee assistance
- UNMC Low Vision Center – New hope for the partially sighted
- UNMC Nebraska Geriatric Education Center – Community resources
- UNMC Psychiatry – Geriatrics Division — Information and services for depression and memory loss
Eldercare is sponsored by UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, contact UNMC Human Resources-Employee Relations at 559-5827 or Geriatrics at The Nebraska Medical Center at 559-5046.