Free Web Seminar Wednesday To Help Oklahoma Caregivers

More than half a million Oklahomans are caring for an older parent right now. And most say they're overwhelmed.

On Wednesday, there's a special seminar that can teach you ways to cut the financial costs and help lower your stress.

A new report finds many Oklahomans spend hours caring for an older parent. So now AARP will offer a free web seminar to teach caregivers how to cut costs and learn about new rights and support in the sooner state.

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Oklahoma is the first state in the nation to pass the Care Act, which helps caregivers improve their family member's health, reduce costly hospital re-admissions, and helps Oklahomans live independently in their own homes.

The Care Act also means patients can designate a caregiver when they're in the hospital, and the hospital has to work closely with that caregiver when the patient is released.

There's a lot of information that can help you and that information is all free. News 9 has partnered with AARP to offer the webinar at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Register now at www.News9.com/care.

You can also text the word ‘CARE’ to 79640 for caregiving information at your fingertips. This will provide you with a quick link to the site with tools, information and other resources for caregiving.