Articles and Links
Articles:
Volunteer Respite: Valuable Resources
Abstract: This fact sheet from ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center provides information on options for recruiting, screening, training, utilizing and retaining volunteers to provide respite services to caregiving families in various settings.
Volunteer Respite Program in Fairfax County
Abstract: Fairfax County has designed a volunteer-provided respite program to give caregivers a much needed break from their caregiving duties.
Related Links:
VCC
Membership Information:
Virginia Caregiver Coalition (VCC)
Abstract: The Virginia Caregiver Coalition (VCC) mission is to work passionately to improve the experience of caregiving through education, advocacy and access to resources.
Virginia Caregiver Coalition (VCC) Membership Form
Abstract: The Virginia Caregiver Coalition (VCC) started with 22 founding members in 2004 and are nearly 200 members strong today. Our members include family caregivers, disability and aging community agency staff, state agency employees, and university and independent researchers.
Logo Link
Would you like to offer people visiting your website easy access to ours?
Below you will find a logo used on our Virginia Family Caregiver Solution Center. Feel free to include it as a logo link on your organization's website, in educational and promotional materials, etc.
We offer the following options for our logo to display:
- To create a link, copy the codes below and paste them into your webpage. Doing so will load the image from a location on our web server.
- Alternatively, download the images to your site and build your own link. Please find the image of your choice towards the bottom of this page.
To copy the code:
To create a link to Virginia Family Caregiver Solution Center on your site, copy and paste the code below to your webpage:
<a href="http://www.virginiafamilycaregiver.org/"><img src="/sites/prodclone.virginianavigator.org/files/common/images/logos/VAFamilyCaregiver.jpg" Border="0" Alt="Link to Virginia Family Caregiver Solution Center "/></a>
By copying the above code to your page, you can expect to see the logo link image appear as below:
To download the image:, right click on the image, then select "Save Picture As"
and save it to the location of your choice.
Size: 150 x 131
Name: VAFamilyCaregiver.jpg
If you need a custom-sized logo or have any difficulty linking to our site(s), please contact us at info@virginianavigator.org and we will be happy to assist you.
Other Media
POST: A Better Way to Communicate Patients' End of Life Care Wishes: Learn about the evolution of the POST(Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment) form in Virginia. Training for care providers is beginning in pilot project regions.
Virginia Wounded Warrior Program: This webinar provides detailed information about the Virginia Wounded Warrior Program and the services that are offered for veterans and their family caregivers.
Volunteer Respite Program through Caregivers Community Network: The Caregivers Community Network at James Madison University has a unique program involving students providing respite to individuals in the community.
Volunteer Respite for Disability Populations: This webinar from the Partnership for People with Disabilities describes different volunteer respite models for different populations.
Why Art?: The Greater Richmond Alzheimer's Association discusses the power of creative expression for those with dementia diseases.
Conflict Management and Mediation in Elder Care: Lawrie Parker from the Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center provides service providers with conflict management strategies and explains how professional mediation can be used in elder care issues.
