Hello everyone,

Here’s a great suggestion from one of our supporters…Hal Kaufman.

It’s the weekend and we’re all probably planning on at least one dinner out.  If you’re in New York (sorry, I don’t know where any of you actually are) that’s gotta cost at least $100.  Soooooo…instead of going out, why not make yourself a peanut butter or tuna or turkey or whatever your favorite sandwich is and send that $100 to Share The Care?  We could raise around $5,000 and it will probably be the best meal you’ll have all year.

Thank you,
Hal.

Click here to donate what you have saved on dinner!

A Night Worth Remembering.

The L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth Awards

December 8, 2011

Everyone at L’Oreal Paris made us feel like stars right from the get go, starting with hair and make-up sessions to ready us for our red carpet appearance and cocktails in the white marble mezzanine of the Hearst Towers building on West 57^th Street in New York City.  We were there to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the prestigious L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth awards that include a $10,000 donation (for her charity) to each of 10 Honorees who are making a difference in their communities.  And one National Woman of Worth, selected via an online public vote, was to be announced at the end of the evening and brought with it an additional $25,000 for the winner’s charity.

Friday, December 9th
Watch THE TALK – CBS for L’Oreal Paris Women of Worth Honorees Sheila Warnock and Stephanie Clark

Sheila, Aisha Tyler, Sharon Osbourne, Stephanie

Please help Share The Care receive $25,000 to help us help you and your Share The Care groups.

Voting is open - voting is easy: click here or on the logo or the page image below to vote for Sheila - you will be taken directly to the page below..

Founder and President, Sheila Warnock, has been selected as a 2011 L’Oreal Paris Woman Of Worth.
Sheila will receive $10,000 for ShareTheCaregiving at an awards ceremony in December. She and nine other finalists will be featured on the L’Oreal Paris Women Of Worth web site.
People can vote for the National Winner who will receive the grand prize of $25,000 for her charity.
If Sheila wins, we also stand to attract a much, much greater audience for Share The Care.

Voting will take place on November 7 through November 23, 2011 on the Women Of Worth Web site http://www.womenofworth.com/

Only votes made through the online ballot on the Women Of Worth web site will be counted. Votes generated by an automated system will not be counted.  One vote per person.

PLEASE VOTE FOR SHEILA AND HELP SHARE THE CARE!
Send your Share The Care group, family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to vote as well!

President Obama Issues Proclamation to Celebrate National Family Caregivers Month
As we observe National Family Caregivers Month, we honor the tireless compassion of Americans who heal, comfort, and support our injured, our elders, and people with disabilities. This month and throughout the year, let the quiet perseverance of our family caregivers remind us of the decency and kindness to which we can all aspire.

President Barack Obama,
November 1, 2011

Identifying Family Caregivers! is the theme that NFCA has established for National Family Caregivers Month 2011. AOA has promoted the theme to the White House to include in the Presidential Proclamation.

Despite the huge role family caregivers’ play in the care of their loved ones, despite the fact that family caregivers are the only people consistently present across all of their loved ones’ care settings, family caregivers are invisible in American healthcare.

Nowhere on medical intake forms is there a question about whether someone is, or has a family caregiver. Nowhere on a person’s medical record is there a place for a notation of any kind about their care status. Without such information, the role of a family caregiver in the life of a person with chronic conditions is essentially negated, and without such information, a family caregiver’s increased risk for depression and chronic disease cannot be monitored. In some situations, it may be obvious that someone is or has a family caregiver, but if it isn’t in the record, it isn’t official, and cannot be taken into account in developing a plan of care – for both parties.

There is an easy fix to this problem; it doesn’t require legislative action, nor great expense; it only requires the will of those who really are interested in making patient and family centered care the norm in America.

The fix is to have a space on all medical intake forms and electronic medical records to capture information on who is or who has a family caregiver. Next time you fill out a medical form – just make a notation that you provide care to your parent, spouse, child, etc. who has a chronic condition or deals with the frailties of old age. One form at a time you can make a difference, change the status quo and gain recognition for the important job of being a family caregiver.

Suzanne Mintz
President/CEO
National Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895
301 942 6430
www.thefamilycaregiver.org

BELIEVE . PROTECT . REACH OUT . SPEAK UP

http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/national_family_caregiver_month/

STUDIO AUDIENCE TICKETS: NY AREA ONLY

-    Are you from the NY area and have a strong opinion for or against legalizing “Aid to Die/ Physician Assisted Suicide”?

-    Please write a brief description about why you feel the way you do and any personal connection to the topic

*Please note:

Our studios are in NYC- Must be available on 10/19 (and can transport yourself to our studio)
Taping is from 8:00 am- Noon

Please write into our website:

http://www.doctoroz.com/audience-seats-1019-opinion-assisted-suicide

Or

Email Michelle Lohr: Mlohr@zoco.com with the following Information

NAME, AGE
CELL PHONE NUMBER
HOME/WORK NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
TOWN AND STATE WHERE YOU LIVE
A RECENT PHOTO OF YOURSELF

**If selected to attend the taping you will receive a call from a producer and a follow up confirmation email with ticket information

October 9, 2011

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently become aware of a website that has the appearance of being an official government website for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.

This new website - http://preexistingconditioninsuranceplan.com   - is not maintained by any government programs and consumers are strongly urged not to submit any personal information requested by this website under the assumption that it is a government website.

CMS is taking the appropriate steps to protect consumers from being misled.

The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan made available through the Affordable Care Act makes health insurance available to people who have had a problem getting insurance due to a pre-existing condition.

The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan:
·         Covers a broad range of health benefits, including primary and specialty care, hospital care, and prescription drugs.

·         Does not charge you a higher premium just because of your medical condition.

·         Does not base eligibility on income.

Individuals interested in the new federally backed pre-existing condition insurance program should visit: www.pcip.gov   or call 866-717-5826.

When I see the Reevettes (my sister’s Share The Care group,) I will thank them, for their help.  I know I will hear in their response: “gift,” “privilege,” “honor.“  One group member told me recently, it’s one of the best things I’ve done with my life.

 

“Maybe my sister is living longer because of us.  I know we are living better because of her.”

                                                                                                                                                         Karin Reeve

                                                                              Sharing The Care by Carry Marriot, ALS Independence

Dear Share The Care Supporters,

People in Share The Care groups invariably express their experience as a gift for everyone involved. Over the years, we hear about gifts in the form of personal satisfaction.  We hear about meaningful insights into what really matters and how caregiving leads people to realign with their life priorities.  New relationships, important life lessons, meaningful memories and all sorts of rich human connections and rewards are the gifts of Share The Care.

Many more caregivers, communities, organizations and places of worship need to learn about the Share The Care model.  Our job is to keep offering information and resources through our web site; educational programs and materials; and providing email and telephone support to care recipients, caregivers, and their concerned friends. To keep doing what we do…we need your gift of financial support.

Please consider a tax-deductible donation of $100, $500 or $1000 to help us grow and expand our reach. (See highlights of our latest efforts)  If you are part of a Share The Care Group, you might consider pooling your funds to make a meaningful donation.  Your show of support will also assist in attracting needed foundation and corporate sponsors.  If you or someone you know can help us find sponsors, please let us know.

GIFTS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.  EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.

We also invite you to donate in honor of a friend or loved one.   You may donate online at: (www.sharethecare.org) or if you prefer by check.

   Please make checks payable to ShareTheCaregiving/NCCI, and send to:

ShareTheCaregiving, Inc.

C/o The National Center for Civic Innovation – 6^th floor

121 Avenue of the America’s

New York, NY 10013-1590

If you are involved in a Share The Care group, tell us about it.  We welcome your pictures and stories for our web site.  Now, you can also visit us on Facebook to add your group’s photo.

With deepest appreciation from our Board of Directors and staff. 

Sheila Warnock

Founder & President

Share The Care Highlights

December 2010

*     Work has begun on our Individual Group Sites Project, for caregiving groups to use our forms, communicate and coordinate action online.  Funded by The Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation, EmblemHealth, and private donations, the project is due to launch in early 2011.  It is being built through Learning Worlds Institute, a non-profit with a focus on the development of  breakthrough models for social change, especially as they relate to caregiving, long-term and home care:  www.learningworldsinstitute.org

*     We have completed our Share The Care Station Manager’s manual and Share The Care advertising (posters, ads, flyers and newspaper ads) for use in Share The Care Stations in the field.  A Share The Care Station is a place where people can get information and coaching from a health professional or trained volunteer to start their own Share The Care group.  The initial production costs were funded by the Laura B. Volger Foundation.  For more information about Stations, contact us at info@sharethecare.org.

*     We have an exciting project kicking off in February 2011, in Monterey County, CA.  “Seeding the Share The Care™ Model in Monterey County” will be launched with a presentation at the Carmel Foundation, followed by a Share The Care training for health professionals at California State University at Monterey Bay.  The training, funded by the Arkay Foundation, is already filled to capacity, due to the incredible efforts of our local Carmel/Monterey community partners.  The pilot will eventually include: a local Share The Care coordinator; several Share The Care Stations; and a Share The Care Council to be made up of local professionals, clergy and laypeople.  Additional trainings are also planned.

*     Share The Care made its first presentation that was streamed live over the internet this year.  We hope this will become a model for reaching large audiences in the future.  The opportunity was provided by Marble Collegiate Church.  ShareTheCaregiving was also selected to be a grant recipient of the church. 

*     The South West Ontario Share The Care™ Program is going full-force with great success.  The Share The Care Coordinator has made 200 presentations to other Local Health Integration Networks within and outside the province, health organizations and places of worship, establishing a presence through workshops, conferences (local and national) as well as health fairs.  The next stage will include the establishment of several Share The Care Stations. 

*     We continue to benefit from guidance and capacity-building supports offered by SEED (www.seedimpact.org).  As its name suggests, SEED is assisting our organization to Stretch our view of what is possible, Enliven our work with more of what we do best, Ennoble more talents and energies to share ownership in growing our organization, and Discover more of our potential.    We are currently forming a steering committee and a fund development team that will be developing innovative approaches to make our work sustainable.  To consider what role you might play and explore possibilities, please contact Sheila: swarnock@sharethecare.org.

Please take a minute to visit Share The Care™ aka ShareTheCaregiving on FaceBook and “like” our page. Share The Care groups are invited to post their Group Photos on our Facebook page..

“The encouragement and the practical suggestions of Share The Care are making the difference between my wife, Betsy, spending her last years in a nursing home and spending her last years in our home, surrounded by people (Team Betsy) who love her.“

 Richard Baer, RN, M.Ed., Denver Hospice

Team Betsy is still going strong after four years