Caregivers

Catmandu is excited to announce the purchase of our facility at 1829 Brown Street in Carson City. After 4 years of providing a cage-free shelter, adoptions, spay and neuter and rescue services for northern Nevada’s cats and kittens, we are now a permanent part of Carson City and the surrounding communities.

Understanding Parkinson's Disease is an important part of the process in living with it as patients and caregivers.
The public is invited to two events, one at Carson Tahoe Health Monday, March 12 in Carson City and the other Tuesday, March 13 at the University of Nevada School of Medicine that will feature a Community Engagement Officer for the Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Research.

During the 12th annual Caregiver Recognition Luncheon on Nov. 29 at the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno, ten Mission Senior Living (MSL) team members were among 93 caregivers recognized by the Nevada Caregivers Coalition for enhancing the quality of life for those in their care.

ASIST Class in Carson City will be held on Jan. 11-12, 2018 from 8-5 both days. ASIST is an acronym for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. The class will be held on the Western Nevada College campus, 2201 W. College Parkway in the Bristlecone building in room 320, Carson City.

The Nevada Rural Counties Retired Senior Volunteer Program, also known as RSVP, is presenting the REST Companion training in Carson City. Anyone interested in meeting a crucial need by providing respite — or short-term temporary relief — for caregivers in their community can attend the upcoming REST (Respite Education & Support Tools) training course.

Rock Steady Boxing Northern Nevada, a Carson City-based exercise program for persons suffering from Parkinson's Disease, has named club member Ron Olson as its August Boxer of the Month.

Here is his story:

It’s going to be gorgeous all weekend long, and there are plenty of ways to take advantage of the sunny weather. The Annual Cops and Kids Open House at the Carson City Sheriff’s Department is a family favorite with free food, activities, and games. Treasure hunters will be kept busy with the Genoa Community Garage Sale, as well as one encompassing the Saratoga Springs area of Johnson Lane. Lend a hand to Muscle Powered this morning as their monthly Trash Mob tackles the Linear Park Trail. Keep reading for great ideas on how to have some fun.

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Nevada's medical marijuana portal has been restored after the Nevada Division of Public Behavioral Health investigated a Dec. 28, 2016 breach to its program database where confidential information involving owners and employees of establishments was compromised.

Historian Steve Davis will speak on a visual exploration of photography and the American West in the nineteenth century, in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 10 a.m.

Recently, one of our directors was travelling and saw a fun billboard (on the east coast, not local) advertising super heroes. It gave her an idea. She came back to me and we began to brainstorm. Super heroes can be from any walk of life, have any personality, and be any age.

The American Cancer Society will be holding its annual celebration for cancer survivors and caregivers at Relay for Life. The event will be held at Mills Park in Carson City on Saturday, May 21. Relay for Life is a family-friendly event with entertainment, food, games, raffles, bounce house, and other activities included.

I recently wrote an article about child welfare needs in Carson City. This included the shortage of foster homes here in the Nevada state capital.

My wife, Lisa, and I were foster-to-adopt parents through the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) for a few years. I can tell you from first-hand experience that the need for people to step up and open their hearts and homes to foster children is critical.

But making a commitment as heavy as this requires preparation on multiple levels.

Everyone at the Carson Plaza works hard to provide a superior experience for residents and their family members, but often the hard work of caregiving in a senior living home goes unnoticed. Not so this year. SeniorAdvisor.com just released their Best of 2016 Awards and Carson Plaza in Carson City was one of the few to make the list.

Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, an affiliate of Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, is hosting an art show through Friday, Dec. 18. This touching collection of over 25 pieces, created by patients, survivors, caregivers and loved ones, represents an inspiring journey of hope through paintings, mixed-media, music, photography, and quilt-work.

The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services will hold foster and adoptive parent training sessions in Carson City on three dates in early December.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) will hold foster/adoptive parent training on Dec. 5, 6 and 12 in Carson City. Each day runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Training sessions will be held at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Valley View Room, 3rd Floor, at 1600 Medical Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703 (lunch and snacks will be provided, courtesy of Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center).

This year RSVP will host its first “Days of Service” event at Mills Park along with our regular Nevada Days Carnival and Celebration. The carnival begins Thursday, Oct. 29 and ends Monday, Nov. 1, 2015. The “Days of Service” will be Saturday and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.

This column dovetails my last one concerning mental health care in Nevada.

The recent zeal to bring attention to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has rightfully brought the topic to the fore. But I feel that the media blitz has been at the expense of other equally severe mental disabilities, the awareness of which have waned and suffered. However good the intentions toward autism coverage may be, this attention has consequently overshadowed other developmental disabilities that are just as critical to treat, and equally heart-breaking.

Nevada JobConnect will hold two job fairs this week, Wednesday, in Reno and Thursday in Carson City. The job fairs are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

The job fair on Wednesday will be held at the Summit Mall at 13945 S. Virginia Street, Suite 636 in Reno and the Thursday job fair will be held at the Carson City Fuji Park Exhibit Hall at 601 Old Clear Creek Road.

On Saturday July 11th, 2015, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” to be held at Mill’s Park from noon to midnight. Team leaders Chief Sharon Daniels and Deputy Kip Lee who are recovering cancer survivors are looking for additional walkers and runners to join their team during this most worthwhile event.

The 2015 Carson City Relay For Life is scheduled for Saturday, July 11 at Mills Park in Carson City. The event kicks off at noon with featured speakers including Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell, a cancer survivor. Music for the Opening Ceremony will be by The Whiskey Heroes with the Luminary Ceremony featuring Carson City singer Molly Seals beginning at 9 p.m.

The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services will hold foster and adoptive parent training on June 13-14, and June 20 in Carson City. 

“Training sessions help prepare interested foster/adoptive caregivers with the information they’ll need to become successful parents. The training addresses many of the unique challenges they may face, and helps them decide whether they’re ready to get started in becoming a licensed foster parent,” said Lori Nichols, licensed social worker and recruiter at Division of Child and Family Services.

For many years I have known that I wanted to operate my own practice as a psychotherapist. I knew it would be a big change, but I have an undergraduate degree in business and years of experience in the field. I felt confident that I could manage the business side of the practice.

Tickets are still available for an evening of "Comic Relief" with local comedienne, Kat Simmons at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King Street, Carson City.

The event hosted by and is a fundraiser for RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program). Tickets are $30 each and are available at the RSVP office, the Artisan store at the Brewery Arts Center and online at BreweryArts.org.

Each ticket includes complimentary appetizers from Foodies Bystro beginning at 5:30 pm.

Retired Senior Volunteer Program, also known as RSVP, is hosting an evening of "Comic Relief" with local comedienne, Kat Simmons on Wednesday, March 25 at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King Street, Carson City.

Tickets are $30 for the main hall and $25 for balcony seats and are available at the RSVP office, the Artisan store at the Brewery Arts Center and online at www.breweryarts.org. Each ticket includes complimentary appetizers from Foodies Bystro beginning at 5:30 pm.

Western Nevada College non-credit Community Education classes not only offer job skill preparation, they also help build life skills and provide help with personal health. Several classes are on tap this spring that will provide benefits to local residents.

A bill making its way through the Nevada Legislature hopes to change that by helping prepare home caregivers for the tasks they will face and keeping them in the loop when decisions are about aftercare....

Older adults now face more caregiving challenges than ever before. The number of adult children assisting aging parents has more than tripled in the past 15 years. At the same time, some are helping their own adult children who are living at home longer and needing more financial help.

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) will hold foster/adoptive parent training on March 21, 22, and 28 in Carson City. Each day runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Training sessions will be held at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Valley View Room, 3rd Floor, at 1600 Medical Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703 (lunch and snacks will be provided, courtesy of Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center).

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) will hold foster/adoptive parent training on March 21, 22, and 28 in Carson City. Each day runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Training sessions will be held at Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center, Valley View Room, 3rd Floor, at 1600 Medical Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703 (lunch and snacks will be provided, courtesy of Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center).