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Caregiver Way features informational content and a social platform to connect with other caregivers in five categories:
Self-care
Caring for your Loved One
Financial & Legal
End-of-Life Care
Life After Caregiving
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Meaningful Connection Caring for a loved one often brings feelings of isolation and loneliness. Caregiver Way provides a safe place for thoughtfulness about these topics as well as connection with others who walk a similar path, proving that no one is alone on their caregiving journey.
Self-Awareness In Caregiver Way, private journals and prompted assessments help you, the caregiver, self-identify and offer insights into your challenges and needs.
Featured Content & Contributors

Preparing an End of Life File
Abby Vincent
May 15th, 2024
2 min watch
Video
An end-of-life file can help have all important documents in one place.

Dustin Ziegler
Content Advisory Board Member
Director, Caregiver Advocacy and Support
Dustin Ziegler currently serves as director of caregiver support and advocacy for the Anthem Indiana PathWays for Aging program. In this role, Ziegler leads numerous program development, innovation, and implementation efforts offering resources and supports to maximize caregiver proficiencies and member health outcomes. Before joining Anthem, Ziegler was vice president of clinical integration at CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions where he worked to partner with health and health systems, position CICOA with clinical research opportunities, and develop the Dementia Friends Indiana program. He was selected as the 2019 Indiana University School of Medicine Torchbearer Award recipient in the state of Indiana for his public health efforts around Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Ziegler also served as director of clinical engagement at the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana and holds a gerontology degree from Indiana University.

Tips for Applying a Gait Belt
Cindy & Christina Hardin-Weiss
February 15th, 2024
3 min watch
Video
Learn how to properly apply and adjust a gait belt.

Dr. JoAnn Burke
Contributor
Chair
JoAnn M. Burke, Ph.D., LSCW, LMFT.,BSN is Chair of the Indiana Commission on Aging. She has over 50 years of professional healthcare experience working in nursing, clinical social work, and higher education. She is a passionate advocate for comprehensive healthcare that includes attention to behavioral health and social drivers of health as well as traditional healthcare, and she advocates for public policies that better support family caregivers.

Power of Attorney Documents
Stasia Demos Mills
May 28th, 2024
3 min listen
Audio
Knowing how to navigate power of attorney documents is important.

American Senior Communities
Contributor
Caring people make the difference at American Senior Communities. You can feel it the minute you walk into our community and meet our staff. They are experts at senior healthcare who are not just doing a job, but following a calling. They are here to help you and your family find answers, solutions and peace of mind. In fact, they become an extension of your family. American Senior Communities offers a wide variety of Lifestyle and Care Options including Garden Homes, Assisted Living, New Energy Wellness, Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing Care, Hospice and Respite. Our mission is to compassionately serve each customer with quality care and excellence. To learn more about American Senior Communities visit ASCCare.com.
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