Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 7, 1 July 1991 — Learn how to care for kupuna [ARTICLE]

Learn how to care for kupuna

Classes for the statewide Family Caregiver Training Program designed to give support, basic skills training and respite for those caring for elderly family members will be held at Honolulu and Leeward and Maui Community Colleges. The free, 20-hour, non-credit course provides information on caring for yourself, safety techniques, physical health and saving your time and energy. Recognizing that caring for a frail family member is a stressful job, the program also offers nutritional needs, information on legal issues, such as wills, property, estate planning, guardianship and living wills, details on Medicare/Medicaid and supplemental health insurance and the

identification of community services. At Honolulu Community College, classes will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday July 22-Aug. 14. At Leeward, the course has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 7-Oct. 19. At Maui Community College, Skybridge-Moloka'i/Lanai, classes will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday Sept. 9-Oct. 19. Dates and times for classes at Windward and Kaua'i Community Colleges, and the Hilo and Kona campuses of the University of Hawaii on the Big Island have not yet been scheduled. Courses are already underway at Kapiolani and Mau'i Community Colleges. For details on the program, eall 734-9443.