Resource Guides & Groups
ALS Home and Daily Living Guide
These practical guides aim to help people living with ALS improve their everyday quality of life and empower family and paid caregivers with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to provide the best care possible.
Braces, also known as orthoses, can help you stay safe, have more energy, and experience less pain and discomfort.
If you notice that it is getting more challenging, or taking more effort, to walk or do other daily activities, contact your ALS clinic or neurologist to ask about braces and other interventions.
Getting the right power mobility device at the right time can help you conserve energy, prevent falls and injuries, and remain more independent. Power mobility devices fall into four general categories.
Led by professionals, ALS Support Groups provide opportunities for group members to share their personal experiences and to learn more about living with ALS. Participants learn that they are not alone nor without help or hope. Support Group meetings are free and open to all people living with ALS and their caregivers. Support Groups sometimes feature speakers on relevant topics and are designed to share information as well as strategies for preserving the independence and quality of life of both people living with ALS and their caregivers.
Family Caregiver Center of NM
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a FREE six-week educational program designed to help family caregivers. You will learn how to take care of yourself while caring for a relative or friend, wherever they live: at home, in a facility, or across the country.
- Learn new self-care techniques
- Manage emotions like guilt and anger
- Improve confidence in coping with caregiving demands
- Learn about community resources that may be of service to you
Participants receive a free copy of The Caregiver Helpbook.
Participants who complete the course receive a food/gas card.
We offer this course in person and online.
Virtual - Evening - Zoom
Dates: September 24th, October 1st, October 8th,
October 15th, October 22nd, October 29th
Days and Time: Wednesdays, 5:30pm-7:00pm
Highland Senior Center
Dates: October 2nd , October 9th, October 16th,
October 23rd, October 30th, November 6th
Days and Time: Thursdays, 1:30pm-3:00pm
Location: 131 Monroe St NE, 87108
Virtual - Daytime - Zoom
Dates: October 16th, October 23rd, October 30th,
November 6th, November 13th, November 20th
Days and Time: Thursdays, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Registration is required. Register now by calling (505) 584-7862 or emailing dana@familycaregivernm.org.
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The Family Caregiver Center of New Mexico supports the well-being of family caregivers in New Mexico through the challenges of caring for those with chronic and disabling conditions. Family caregivers need your support. Please donate today!
https://www.carenewmexico.org/list03_nm_home_health_care_services.htm