UF caregiver program receives national award

The University of Florida’s Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Online is the recipient of a 2003 Caregiver Friendly Award, presented by Caregiver.com and Today’s Caregiver magazine.

Caregiver Media Group produces Today’s Caregiver, the first national magazine dedicated to caregivers. Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Online will be honored this month at the group’s annual conference in Fort Lauderdale.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Online is staffed by UF psychology professionals who conduct live, interactive classes on subjects such as stress management, understanding and dealing with memory loss, and managing difficult caregiving tasks, said Robert Glueckauf, Ph.D., a UF professor of clinical and health psychology who directs the program at UF’s College of Health Professions. A message board and regular telephone conferences with experts in Alzheimer’s care also are available so that participants can share comments and ask questions.

“The Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Online staff and I are extremely pleased to receive the 2003 Caregiver Friendly award from the nationally acclaimed Today's Caregiver magazine,”

Glueckauf said. “It is gratifying to know that our toll-free telephone and Web services are making a significant difference in the quality of caregivers’ lives and that they find our online programs useful, friendly and easy to access.”

For more information on Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Online in English or Spanish, visit the Web site at www.AlzOnLine.net or call toll free 1-866-260-2466.