Club Meeting: Taking Care of the Caregivers

Bill Cohen, a caregiver support group leader, will speak on the importance and the how-to of taking care of caregivers. He is a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association, a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)®, and the owner of Cohen Caregiving Support Consultants. His loving and talented mother, Sheila, lost her home to Hurricane Katrina. Then she lost her health, her ability to create beautiful art, and ultimately her life to Alzheimer’s. For almost 10 years, Bill was her primary caregiver and advocate, not just her elder son. Bill has completed multiple caregiving and aging courses through the Alzheimer’s Association and the Society for Certified Senior Advisors™️, has a financial services and government background, and earned business degrees from Boston and Portland State Universities. He has lived in the Portland, Oregon area for 37 years with his wife of 41 years, Lori. 

The Rotary Club of Wilsonville meets weekly Thursdays at noon to carry out its purpose of providing service and fellowship to members and the Wilsonville community. The club is holding hybrid “Virtual In Person” (VIP) meetings. People may attend in person, or they may use Zoom (http://www.tinyurl.com/Rotary97070). Guests are welcome. Masks are required for in-person attendance except when eating, drinking or speaking at the microphone. For more information, email president@wilsonvillerotary.com.