26 — Sunday, April 26, 1992 - North Shore News

Course will focus on
caring for aging parents

NORTH SHORE Family Services
Society (NSFSS) is offering a
three-week course to help people
care for their aging parents.

Elaine Book, a. geriatric
rehabilitation social worker, will
teach the course, Aging Parents —
Coping and Caring, which starts
on Tuesday, April 28 from 7:30 to
9:30 p.m.

Book says many factors make it
more difficult these days to look
after our narents.

**As the population continues to
get older and families begin to
shrink in sibling size, there are
fewer children to share the re-
sponsibility,’’ she says.

She also points out that peo-
ple’s homes aren’t usually large
enough to accommodate addi-
tional bodies, and that women —
who were the traditional
caregivers — commonly work
outside the home while also rais-
ing their own children.

Book will first cover the aging
process which includes the loss of
independence, responsibility,
spouse, job and health. ‘People

Jose a lot of their lives as they
age,’’ she says.

She will then suggest ways adult
children can help parents compen-
sate for certain losses. ‘‘A simple
thing like poor hearing can affect
the way a senior socializes or uses
the telephone, or whether he or
she goes to family functions.’’

She will also offer coping and
managing strategies such as safety
in the home and the use of
medication. The last session will
cover the question of when and
whether a parent should go to a
care facility, what to look for in
these facilities, and the community
services and resources available.

The course costs $25 and par-
ticipants are advised te  pre-
register.

NSFSS is a United Way
member agency dedicated to
enriching and strengthening family
life. Their family life education
courses are co-sponsored by
North Shore Continuing Educa-
tion.

For more
988-5281.

information, call

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For information and
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