Caring Community - Greater Sonoma County

A Caregiver's Challenge

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:04:44 -0800

Maryann Schacht, MSW, BCD, is an author, speaker, and workshop leader with more than 30 years experience working with families in crisis. Her book titled A Caregiver’s Challenge: Living, Loving, Letting Go offers a road map and survival guide to everyone who is suddenly thrust into a caregiver role. She combines her personal experience caring for her terminally ill husband with her professional expertise in this invaluable resource. A Caregiver’s Challenge offers support, resources, and useful exercises for caregivers and their patients.

Maryann is frequently interviewed on national radio about caregivers and comfort care issues and may be contacted at 707-537-9419.

Alzheimer's Association (North Bay Area Chapter)

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:38:47 -0800

The North Bay Area Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association was founded by committed family members. They offer a wide range of services and support to people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and their families.

Christel Lukoff, MSW, Ph.D. (Storyteller)

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:24:13 -0800

Christel Lukoff, MSW, Ph.D.
707- 763-3504
Petaluma, CA

Psychotherapist and hospice social worker Christel Lukoff
shares traditional folktales that metaphorically express
many of the feelings and issues encountered in grief. The
stories remind us of the healing power of memories and of
ways to find an ongoing relationship with a loved one who
has died. Christel’s commentaries deepen and transform our
understanding of grief and remind us how love and loss are
interwoven. To order CDs from Christel or to schedule a
storytelling presentation, contact Christel.

Community Network for Appropriate Technologies

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:43:07 -0800

Overview

The Community Network for Appropriate Technologies was incorporated in 1978 as a federally recognized nonprofit, tax-exempt educational and charitable organization. Susan Keller, Executive Director and Principal Planner, founded the Community Network based on principles which she developed and employed in the Midwest while facilitating creation of a nationally prominent library council.

The general focus of our work is the development of cooperative working relationships within individual organizations, and across organizational and political boundaries. Our overall goal is the development of programs, services, and organizations that are socially, economically, and ecologically sound.

Compassion and Choices

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:44:15 -0800

Compassion & Choices is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving care and expanding choice at the end of life. They provide free client services to the terminally ill and do legal advocacy through the courts and legislatures. They inform and educate the public through the media and other outreach programs.

Council on Aging of Sonoma County

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:06:10 -0700

Services for Seniors:

Case Management
Meals on Wheels
Information and Referral
Senior Dining Rooms
Long-term Care Coordination
Senior Day Activities
Daily Money Management
Upcoming Senior Events
Friendly Visitors
Senior Helper Registry
Senior Legal Services
Sonoma Valley Respite
Lawyer Referral Services

Final Passages

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:12:44 -0800

The Nature of Life includes the Eventual Miracle of Death,
a rite of passage that deserves dignity and loving care.

Imagine. . .
creating your own home or family-run funeral.

Final Passages is dedicated to a compassionate and dignified alternative to current funeral practices.

Heartland Hospice

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:22:44 -0800

The mission of Heartland Hospice is to provide specialized care that meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and loved ones facing the challenges of an advanced illness. The quality of life for those we serve is enhanced by encouraging personal choices, supporting meaningful experiences and preserving dignity. Our staff is actively involved in all aspects of the patient’s care. We collaborate with the patient, family, attending physician, and facility staff (if patient is residing in an extended care facility) to collaborately focus on providing comfort, pain and symptom management, spiritual and emotional support.

Hospice By The Bay

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:45:23 -0800

Hospice By The Bay, formerly known as Hospice of Marin, is an independent, Medicare and Medi-Cal certified not-for-profit healthcare provider diligently attending to essential physical, spiritual and psychological needs of adults and children who are coping with various stages of progressive and incurable illness in Marin and Sonoma counties.

For nearly three decades, Hospice By The Bay’s goal has been to help terminally ill patients and their loved ones make the most of every remaining moment of life, and to provide education and advocacy for the communities we serve. To that end, we have established the Hospice of Marin Foundation to ensure the availability of hospice and palliative care programs and services for all those in need.

Hospice By The Bay - Valley of the Moon Team

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:46:33 -0800

The Valley of the Moon Team is a program of Hospice By The Bay serving Sonoma County since 1992. Services are similiar to those provided by Hospice By The Bay, formerly known as Hospice of Marin.

Hospice By the Bay: Valley of the Moon Team
735 Broadway
Sonoma, CA 95476 (Map)
Teléfono: (707) 935-7504
Fax: (707) 935-7590

Hospice of Petaluma

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:46:56 -0800

Rooted in community, Hospice of Petaluma has been providing quality, compassionate hospice care and grief services to individuals and families facing life-threatening illness or the death of a loved one since 1977. Hospice of Petaluma and our sister program, Memorial Hospice, are a service of the St. Joseph Health System, a Ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. Patients and families receive interdisciplinary patient care with individualized attention to nursing, psychosocial, spiritual and practical needs that may arise at the end of life. Hospice services are provided by professional staff and specially trained caregiver and grief support volunteers. Volunteer trainings are held in the spring and fall with both daytime and evening classes. Please Note: Donations should be made directly to Hospice of Petaluma, 416 Payran St. Petaluma, CA 94952 or contact them at 707-778-6242 for more information.

In Home Support Services Public Authority

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:51:10 -0800

IHSS is a Sonoma County Human Services Department program designed to help low-income elderly and people of any age living with a disability remain living safely and independently in their own home. IHSS is an alternative to out-of-home care. Clients of the program select their own caregiver. The program pays the wages of caregivers for providing services necessary to maintain safety and independence in their home. Services are limited to tasks the individual is unable to do on their own. For eligibility and more information visit the IHSS website.

Jewish Family and Children's Services

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:51:53 -0800

For over 150 years, JFCS has provided comprehensive, caring social services to Bay Area residents of all ages. With over 40 programs and services to choose from—including our nationally acclaimed Seniors-At-Home and Parents Place—we’re confident you’ll find whatever you need at JFCS. We serve families and seniors both, including services to caregivers, information and referral, counseling, home visits, bereavement groups and more. We have an in-house chaplain who is available for families dealing with death and dying.

Journey Project

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:50:35 -0800

Quality of life is the gold standard in palliative care. Francis Mueller, MD, Calistoga, California

Overview

Through the Journey Project, the Community Network builds upon nearly two decades of work advocating for quality, affordable neighborhood-based long-term care. Educational programming, strategic planning services, and publications offered draw upon a variety of perspectives representing the personal and professional experiences of those involved.

The basic premise of Journey Project is that wellness through the ending of life requires:

good planning

Kaiser Santa Rosa Senior Resources

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:39:23 -0800

Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center provides this site to inform seniors and their caregivers about classes and resources of value. Programs are generally open to the community-at-large and include support groups for diabetes and classes concerning mental health, advance care planning, wellness through life’s end, managing ongoing conditions and many others. A link to the Kaiser Santa Rosa education catalogue is also provided along with links to area hospices and senior resources.