Center for Healthy Living at Kimball Medical Center Offers Caregiver Support Groups

Caring for the elderly can sometimes cause feelings of isolation, personal imbalance and overwhelming anxiety. The Center for Healthy Living at Kimball Medical Center, in cooperation with the Ocean County Office of Senior Services, is offering a support group for caregivers to help them enhance their coping skills and develop strategies to regain control.

Facilitated by a licensed social worker, the caregivers support group will teach participants how to maintain balance in their own lives while caring for their loved ones. It’s open to those caring for any person over age 60 living in Ocean County, including a relative, friend or a neighbor.

Kimball offers two free, ongoing support groups every Tuesday from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. or every Wednesday from 11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at The Center for Healthy Living at 198 Prospect St. in Lakewood. For more information, call Kathleen Holahan, MSW, LCSW, at 732-730-9112.

For more information on programs at The Center for Healthy Living, visit www.barnabashealth.org.