The Poetic Heart: Connecting Humanity
January 2008
Banner photo: ©Natural Selection Craig Tuttle/Design Pics/Corbis
Caring for Our Elders
On September 23, SGI-USA members in San Francisco, California, met for a forum on "Caring for Our Elders" at the SGI-USA San Francisco Culture Center. This was the seventh of a series on elderly care that began in January, sponsored by SGI-USA women in San Francisco.
At the September 23 forum, six panelists from a variety of disciplines involved in elder health care professions provided insight into the various resources available to those caring for elders. The panelists spoke about diet and nutrition, hospice care and advance directives, communicating with the elderly, communicating with health care professionals, health care options and resources for the elderly, and taking care of the caregivers themselves. Following presentations, the panelists participated in small group discussions with the audience.
