It's a small caregiving world

Have you ever felt like synchronicity was at work in your life? I found a little bit of synchronicity today. As I have mentioned in blogs past I spend 1 afternoon a week at the Center for Memory and Aging neurology practice in Poway, CA. My job there is geriatric care manager/ clinical social worker and I see the patients and their families after they receive a diagnosis. I help them cope with the news and provide community resources such as the new caregiver support group I am starting over at Sunshine Care Assisted living homes across the street. Well, anyway Adrienne from Sunshine Care came by and said, "Kathy you need to contact Melanie, the social worker next door at the Poway Health Care Center". SO I call Melanie and it turns out she is not only my neighbor for work but also lives in Scripps Ranch. She has been reading about the Scripps Ranch Elder Care Alliance for the past few months and even recommended another colleague to come to one of our meetings. I then shared with her the story of Fran the Age @ Home client (and my Scripps Ranch neighbor) I took care of for over a year. Fran had also been a resident of The Poway Health Care Center for a time. We now have an appointment to meet in person later this month. I will also tell her about the Center for memory and Aging and the good work being done right next door. It sure is turning out to be a small caregiving world.