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Presents:
Connecting Caregivers
to Digital Support:
An Introduction
Leah Eskenazi, MSW, Lois Escobar, LCSW
& Christina Irving, MSW
of Family Caregiver Alliance
for 2012 SF Aging & Disability Technology Summit
They Said it Won’t Work… (2003)
• Can’t teach an old dog new tricks
• We do just fine without it
• Our clients are too old for computers
• Let’s get back to reality
• It’s not my thing
• We do just fine without it
• Email is my only use for computers
Your Interest?
• Caregiver
Relationship?
• Technology
comfort?
• Favorite Website or
Mobile Application
Number of Caregivers
•California – 5,880,000
•San Francisco -127,952
•Of the 74% of Adults Who Use the Internet
80% Have Researched a Health Topic
(PEW Internet & American Life Project - 2006)
Of Caregivers Who Use Technology…
• 70% Search for Cg Related Info or
Support
• 47% Used Electronic Calendar or
Organizer
• 11% Participated in a Blog or Online
Forum
(n=1000 - United Healthcare & NAC 1/2011)
FCA
National Center on Caregiving
• 34 Years of Experience:
• Caregiver Assessment and Care Planning
• Information & Education
• Service & Support
• Research & Advocacy
• 100K/Mo. Unique Visitors to caregiver.org
• Caregiver online groups: – Caregiver
– LGBT Caregiver
– Link2Care (Calif. Only)
– Huntington’s disease
Additional Technology Preferred
• Personal Health Record Tracking
• Care Coordination System
• Medication Support
• (n=1000 - United Healthcare & NAC 1/2011)
Caregiver Categories
• Coordinating Care
• Managing
Appointments &
Tasks
• Medication
Management
• Personal Health
Record Tracking
• Social & Emotional
Support
• Information &
Education
• Safety
• Exercise &
Nutrition
• Entertainment &
Brain Games
Coordinating Care
• Lotsa Helping Hands
http://caregiver.lotsahelpinghands.com/eldercare/home/
Tyze Personal Network
http://www.tyze.com/
Managing Appointments & Tasks
• Google Calendar
http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en
&answer=2465776 (About Google Calendar)
https://www.google.com/calendar (to your own calendar)
• Cozi
http://www.cozi.com/iphoneapp.htm
Medication Management
Thousands of med apps available!
• Pillbox
http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/
•Med Minder (Good reviews suggest it’s
worth a look-see)
http://sites.google.com/site/garlandsystems/med-minder
Health Record Tracking
• Health Vault
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/healthvault/default.aspx
• WebMD Health Manager
http://www.webmd.com/health-manager
Social & Emotional Support
• Caregiver.org Discussion Group
http://caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?node
id=347
• Alz.org Caregiver Forum
https://www.alzconnected.org/
• PTSD Coach
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/ptsdcoach.asp
Information & Education
• Family Caregiver Alliance www.Caregiver.org
• Alzheimer’s Association
www.Alz.org
• Next Avenue
http://www.nextavenue.org/
• Morningstar Ministries
http://www.mmlearn.org/index.php
Safety
• Google Video Chat / Google Talk
http://www.google.com/talk/
• Skype
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
• Tell My Geo
http://www.tellmygeo.com/howitworks.php
Exercise & Nutrition
• My Fitness Pal
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/mobile
• Pedometer
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pedometer-
free/id362306160?mt=8
• All Recipe Dinner Spinner App
http://allrecipes.com/features/applications/dinner-
spinner/
Entertainment & Brain Games
• Scrabble
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrabble-
free/id408492483?mt=8
• AARP Free Brain Games
http://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/brain_games/
• Free Cell
http://games.aarp.org/games/freecell.aspx