The Fountain Hills Caregivers Support Group will have an open discussion about various care-giving issues at its next meeting Monday, May 1.

The group will gather at 11 a.m. at the Activity Center in the Community Center.

The open discussion will cover a broad range of issues including how to manage the effects of caregiving on the caregiver’s personal health as well as contending with the emotional strain and drain of caring for a family member.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own caregiving materials to the meeting. These include resources they may have collected, such as books, articles, pamphlets, and even websites. This sharing of information allows for the exchange of thoughts and ideas about possible solutions to particular care-giving concerns.

For more information, contact Jim Judge at 480-209-8755 or Bill Whittaker at 480-837-7961.

Open to all caregivers regardless of age, affliction or disease, or place of residence, the Fountain Hills Caregivers Support Group offers a responsive environment where caregivers may discover they are neither unique in their situation nor alone in their feelings and experiences. It allows caregivers to exchange ideas and information, find solutions to similar problems, and suggest discussion topics for future meetings.

It is also an opportunity for caregivers to develop informal networks and peer groups for extended support.