Welcome to the Caregiver Resource Network!

Welcome to the Caregiver Resource Network!
Caregivers often become very isolated and feel alone in the daily tasks and challenges of caregiving.  In the hope that no one has to “walk the caregiver path alone” it is the mission of the Caregiver Resource Network to provide family and professional caregivers with needed information and resources.  Therefore this website provides a wide-range of educational fact sheets, articles, web links, and resource materials on topics related to caregiver well-being; respite care; health and wellness; legal and financial issues; and long distance caregiving, as well as programs and services available in West Michigan.
To access these materials click on the Resources link above.
If you would like to learn more about the Caregiver Resource Network, take a few moments to read the information on the About CRN page.  Thank you for visiting our website.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to Contact us!
We are excited to announce that this website can be translated into a different language by using the Google Translate featured at the bottom of the home page.
Caregiver Story

ArtPrize Exhibit

Grand Rapids ArtPrize Exhibit: September 22 - October 10, 2010

The Caregiver Resource Network is entering the exhibit with photographs of caregivers and their loved ones by artist Dan Johnson of Dan Johnson Photography. The exhibit will showcase various individual photographic canvas fine-art prints of local caregivers and their loved one culminating at the end with one large group photo. The entry is intended to remind viewers of the beauty of aging, that care giving will affect us all, and that there is help and hope for every caregiver.

We hope you will come and enjoy our ArtPrize entry at The Gallery at Bar Divani, near the B.O.B. in downtown Grand Rapids. We hope the collection of photographic artwork will help you see the beauty that can be part of the caregiving process. Don't walk the caregiver path alone.

For a list of organizations sponsoring the ArtPrize project,

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Monthly Features

Caregiver Corner - Current Month

What “Back to School” means for the Family Caregiver

September 2010 Calendar of Events

Now Available!

September 2010 Professional Focal Point

This month’s edition provides information on “The Art of Caregiving.”
New Items

Now registering caregivers for "Creating Confident Caregivers" Classes starting October 5, 2010

We are looking for Military Veterans that are caring for a family member with dementia. Complimentary respite is provided during the five classes.

The CRN Caregiver Radio Show

Produced in a partnership between the CRN and Sight Seer Radio Reading Service the Caregiver’s Corner Radio Program explores a wide range of issues and concerns of importance to family caregivers. To listen to archived programs click on the above link.

Local Author publishes two meditation and resource-packed caregiving books

Award-winning author Shelly Beach has authored two caregiving books, based on her eight-year journey providing in-home care for her parents and father-in-law.

101 Things You Must Know (Updated 11/09)

We would like to recognize Connie Brigman of Law Office of Constance Brigman in appreciation for this insightful article.

Powerful Tools for Caregiving

This nationally recognized course, offered by Clark Retirement Community, is designed to provide caregivers with tools to meet their own needs as they care for others.

Speakers Bureau

Now available to address caregiver issues.