Start group Moving on alone after loss
On Tuesday morning, Sept. 13, the mental health center will start a discussion group for people processing the death of a close family member. During seven meetings of the grief support group we will discuss the death, additional emotions and memories. Practical tools are offered on how to cope with the grieving process and there is plenty of room [...]
Informal caregiver, are you thinking?
Surplus wants to offer informal care support as appropriately as possible. We offer workshops, activities and coaching sessions. Information for family caregivers is provided through themed newsletters and videos. In the MedeMogelijkMakers campaign, we focus specifically on young caregivers. And recently we collaborated on the launch of this new website for Etten-Leur family caregivers. We are very keen to know how [...]
Do you care for a family member with memory problems? Sign up for dementia and (n)u. #more than forgotten #learn from each other
A new course on coping with dementia for family members will start soon at activity center De Slotjes in Etten-Leur. The program informs about caring for someone with dementia and caring for yourself. Dementia and Now aims to help family members understand and cope with dementia. During ten meetings we discuss topics such as: [...]
Retrospective Week of the Young Caregiver 2022
The first week of June drew national attention to young people who are caregivers. The theme this year was 1TP5Unmissing. Because, what if you are unmissable both at home and at school ... Then you have to choose every day and you are not always visible to others. The Co-Promoters Campaign has continued. This year [...]
Self-help training for mental health complaints
Anyone can take online self-help training. If something is bothering you, but you don't want (yet) to talk to a social worker, self-help training can be a solution. You work on changing your situation yourself. After training, most people actually feel better. What self-help training programs are there? There are several online self-help training [....]
Talk about it with your doctor or primary care physician (POH)
Most family caregivers lovingly care for another person. But it can also be difficult. Talk about it with your family doctor or a primary care physician. They can help you: They listen to your story They provide practical help They guide you through issues of acceptance and grief They encourage you to [...]
Need substitute care? Pilot Logeerzorg in the area of Breda
Take good care of another. Then take good care of yourself, too! Host care can help. Host care: what is it? Host care is temporary care for people who still live at home and receive care from someone close to them - an informal caregiver. By taking over the care from the informal caregiver, the informal caregiver can take a [...]
Questions about finances? Request (free of charge) the Finance Pocketbook from Surplus
As an informal caregiver, chances are you will incur (additional) costs for the care you provide. Do you have questions about finances, laws and regulations? Surplus has a number of Pocketbooks Finances for Informal Caregivers available from MantelzorgNL. Handy to use for reference! Call 0162-748600 or email mantelzorg.etten-leur@surplus.nl. Then we will send by mail a [...]
What exactly is dementia?
A clear explanation video by Dr. Anneke van der Plaats about what exactly happens in the brain when someone has dementia. And what happens then less and less. From her book ‘De dag door met dementie’. Anneke van der Plaats is a social geriatrician and as a nursing home physician, scientist, lecturer and consultant in the field [...]