CANANDAIGUA – Ferris Hills at West Lake will host Finger Lakes Visiting Nurse Service’s annual Caring for the Caregiver Conference on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This conference is designed to give both family and professional caregivers a break from daily routines, with information and suggestions about providing care and support. The keynote speaker this year is Don Alhart, associate news director for 13WHAM.
Other speakers include:
• Leslie Elliott, RD, Smartnutrition by Leslie
• Nanette Friedman, Education Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association
• Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel
• Robert W. Hurlbut, President & CEO, Hurlbut Care Communities
• Jennifer Klein, holistic stress management instructor and co-facilitator of Healing Pathways
• William Swingly, Former Director, Ontario County Mental Health
• Dr. Cheryl Williams, UR Medicine’s Palliative Care Program
The registration cost of $18 includes a continental breakfast, lunch and dessert, as well as access to resource vendors. Limited scholarships are available, and the deadline to register is Oct. 22. Call 315-789-9821, or register online at www.flvns.org.
Ferris Hills at West Lake, the independent living community owned by UR Medicine’s Thompson Health, is located at 1 Ferris Hills in Canandaigua. Visitors may enter the campus via Peg Rayburn Drive, in the 3300 block of County Road 16 (West Lake Road), or via Clark Meadows Way, off Middle Cheshire Road.