Professional elderly caregivers receive additional training

Participants at the forum (GINA photo)

Several caregiving professionals are benefiting from a five-day elderly caregiver course being offered at the Recreation Centre of the Palms Geriatric Institution under the patronage of First Lady, Sandra Granger.

According to a press release, the training programme which was opened by the Granger on November 23, will have social worker, Hazel Halley Burnett and Brooklyn-based Ismay Griffith as facilitators and will cover subject areas such as: what is caregiving?, responsibilities of a caregiver, communication with the elderly,