HAWAII COMMUNITY
CAREGIVER NETWORK
Supporting family caregivers in West Hawaii since 1996
It takes a whole community to care for our caregivers.
Supporting family caregivers in West Hawaii since 1996
It takes a whole community to care for our caregivers.
Below this section of Big Island support groups, there's a listing of
current online classes and events for caregivers and other kupuna.
Hawaii Island Alzheimer's
Support Groups:
Nic Los Banos, our new Big Island coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association, is offering two island-wide supports group on Zoom -- first Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m., and third Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. To sign up, contact Nic at 808-518-6649 or email him at [email protected].
Kona Brain Injury Support Group: hosted by Karen Klemme, RN.,
meets on Zoom the second Wednesday of each month
starting at 6 p.m.
To participate, please email
kklemme @hawaii.rr.com and she’ll send you details. This group has been meeting in Kona for 26 years. For more information, search for “Kona Brain Injury Support Group” on Facebook.
Kona Family Caregiver Support Group:
meets on second Saturdays at 11 a.m., facilitated by Joann D'Addio, M.Ed., and sponsored by HCCN. The group is now meeting in a safely distanced outdoor location in Kona, with Zoom also available. Call Joann at (773) 294-8773, or email her at [email protected] for information.
Here's a listing of current online classes and events
of interest to caregivers and other kupuna.
Click on any flyer to see it full size.
For access, use the links typed in below each flyer.
Are you new to Zoom? The helpful folks at the Alzheimer's Association
will give you a hand. Email Ivy at [email protected]
Also, here's a good online lesson which will help you succeed
with your first Zoom session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E
Here's a listing of current online classes and events
of interest to caregivers and other kupuna.
Click on any flyer to see it full size.
For access, use the links typed in below each flyer.
Are you new to Zoom? The helpful folks at the Alzheimer's Association
will give you a hand. Email Ivy at [email protected]
Also, here's a good online lesson which will help you succeed
with your first Zoom session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9isp3qPeQ0E
ONGOING video exercise classes for seniors, from
dance to chair exercise to yoga.
Also, Dance for Parkinson's, see info on flyer
At this month's Kona brain injury support group, Dr. Violet Horvath discusses the findings from her research on neurotrauma in Hawaii. www.Zoom.com. Meeting ID: 98997548497
896-2962 (phone/text), or email: [email protected]
Community First: Advance Health Care Directive,
April 11, June 16
ONGOING online classes from Tutu's House,
tutushouse.org or 808-885-6777
Alz. Assn. Virtual Memory Cafe, fourth Wednesdays -
March 24, April 28, 4 -5 p.m.
For caregivers -- loved ones are welcome too.
Alz. Assn. + U.H, Lunch Time series:
Brain Health, last Thursdays March 25 - July 29
Register: email [email protected]
Inspired Endings, End-of-Life Doula Training
May 8 - July 24, 2021
($1,295 tuition, scholarships available)
St. Francis Healthcare System
April Caregiver Classes - all free. To register:
https://mailchi.mp/stfrancishawaii/april2021classes
or call 808-547-8138 for information
AARP - Sky Blossom, Weds. April 7, 7 - 8 p.m.,
FREE -- bit.ly/skyblossom-apr07
Sky Blossom is a raw, candid look at the 24.5 million teens and twenty-somethings caring for a veteran parent or grandparent.
Senior Medicare Patrol Hawaii 2021 webinar series
on a variety of topics, from April 19 - June 22.
Contact: [email protected],
or call 808-226-4077.