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Family Caregiver Support Groups

Find the support and strength you need as a family caregiver or unpaid caregiver. These support groups in Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties will remind you that you are not alone.

Grief Support for Lewis, Mason, and Thurston Counties

List of Grief Support groups in PDF format. Updated April of 2023. If the list is more than a year old, let us know using the Contact Us page. We will be happy to get it updated.

Medicare, Medicaid & Disability

Many seniors come to us with a fundamental question: How are we to afford the care we’ll need throughout the final years of our lives?

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(Postponed) Free Vaccine Event

The Department of Health Care-a-Van has received new guidelines regarding who can provide adult vaccines to people wi...

2022 Senior Farmers Market Vouchers

2022 Senior Farmers Market Vouchers Applications now live!

2024 Community Open House Events

Olympia, Washington, April 9, 2024 — Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging (LMTAAA) will connect the communitie...

A Letter from our Executive Director regarding COVID-19

Some important information from our Executive Director Nicole Kiddoo

Aging with Pride: IDEA

Are you or someone you know experiencing memory loss or difficulty remembering and is part of the LGBTQ community?

Appetite and Dementia

A common question for caregivers is what to do to get their family member with dementia to eat so they do not lose we...

Be Aware Of Tech Support Scams

With technology, it’s easier than ever to connect with others and people are just a click or call away. Nobody know...

Can Hearing Aids Help Prevent Dementia?

"Hearing loss has long been considered a normal, and thus acceptable, part of aging. It is common: Estimates suggest ...

Caregiver Bill of Rights

Even during these trying times, I have the right to:

Delivery Service Options

With home delivery at your fingertips, you will have more time to have an independent life for yourself and those clo...

Dementia caregiving takes toll on sleep

(Reuters Health) - Family caregivers for dementia patients don’t sleep as long or as well as other adults of the sa...

Fall and Sundowning

From The Family Caregiver Newsletter

Falls Prevention & You

1 in 5 Washington residents aged 65 and older fall each year.

Frequently Asked Questions regarding COVID-19 for In-Home Care Client and Individual Providers

Read the PDF from Department of Social and Health Services right here:

From AARP: COVID-19 Checklist for Older Adults

Tips from the CDC to get ready for an outbreak in your community

From NY Times: Medicare and Covid19 Update

With its beneficiaries among the most at risk for Covid-19, the agency is relaxing some rules.

HCRR Interview on Daybreak

The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging (http://www.lmtaaa.org/) visited Daybreak to talk about ways you can ge...

Heard it from a Caregiver

Things we have heard from Family Caregivers

Heard it from a Caregiver

My husband’s memory is failing and he is embarrassed when he cannot recall my name. I wear a name tag to help him ...

I am Essential

From The Family Caregiver Newsletter

Legal Planning and Dementia

This Dementia Legal Planning Toolkit can help you make important financial and health care decisions and give you a p...

LMTAAA Receives National Recognition for Diversity

LMTAAA Commitment to Culture of Accountability Recognized with 2023 Aging Innovations & Achievement Award by USAging

Mason County Sheriff: COVID-19 Scams and Fraud

Mason County Sheriff recently posted a PDF document with information on how best to detect and protect yourself from ...

Note to Self

From The Family Caregiver Newsletter

NOTICE: Emergency Advisory Council meeting

Tuesday 3/17/20 9:30am to 10:30am

Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Powerful Tools for Caregivers Class, now ONLINE via Zoom

Region-wide Planning Tour

Executive Director, Nicole Kiddoo, to host five regional community forums for public input.

Resource for LGBT seniors with memory loss

Are you or someone you know experiencing memory loss or difficulty remembering?

Seasonal Affective Disorder

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." -From Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Senior Fraud and Scams

How do you protect yourself from fraud, scams, and con artists?

Spring Cleaning

Greetings! Spring and all its promises are here.  One promise many of us have made and hope not to break, is a bit o...

Staying Connected, Combating Social Isolation - Take our Survey!

We need your help! During such a time where social distancing is becoming part of our everyday life, so does the need...

Tax Prep

Free tax coaching from AARP is available online via Google Meet.

Teepa Snow's Approach to Care

A chance to learn Teepa Snow's Approach to Dementia Caregiving

The Family Caregiver Newsletter

The Fall 2021 edition of our Family Caregiver Newsletter is out.

The Family Caregiver Newsletter Spring 2022

Click below to read our quarterly Family Caregiver newsletter or to join our email list:

The Family Caregiver Newsletter Winter 2022

Greetings. Welcome to winter and the promise of increasing daylight. Just before the change of season, some of our st...

The Family Caregiver Winter 2021

Is now available for you to download and read!

The Importance of Sleep

Got to love a good cliché. How about, ‘I'm busier than an ant at a family reunion picnic" or "I'm busier than a mo...

USAging Innovation Award Recipient!

LMTAAA Receives Prestigious Aging Innovations Award from USAging

Vaccine Information

Vaccine links and phone numbers are now on our COVID-19 Resources page

Voices of Children Contest

The 18th Annual Voices of Children Contest is a contest for children in Washington State, who are being raised (now o...

Voices of Kinship Caregivers Contest

The 1st Annual Voices of Kinship Caregivers Contest is a contest for Kinship Caregivers in Washington State who are r...

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Community Outreach

Feb 18, 2025

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on February 18, 2025.

Community Outreach

Jan 21, 2025

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on January 21, 2025.

Community Outreach

Dec 17, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on December 17, 2024.

Online Support for Caregivers

Dec 12, 2024

Less uncertainty, more answers.

Community Outreach

Dec 11, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on December 11, 2024.

Community Outreach

Dec 04, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on December 4, 2024.

Community Outreach

Nov 27, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on November 27, 2024.

Community Outreach

Nov 19, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on November 19, 2024.

Online Support for Caregivers

Nov 14, 2024

Less uncertainty, more answers.

Community Outreach

Nov 13, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Thurston County on November 13, 2024.

Community Outreach

Nov 06, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on November 6, 2024.

Community Outreach

Oct 23, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on October 23, 2024.

Community Outreach

Oct 17, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on October 17, 2024.

Community Outreach

Oct 15, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on October 15, 2024.

Online Support for Caregivers

Oct 10, 2024

Less uncertainty, more answers.

Community Outreach

Oct 03, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on October 3, 2024.

Community Outreach

Oct 02, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on October 2, 2024.

Community Outreach

Sep 25, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on September 25, 2024.

Community Outreach

Sep 18, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on September 18, 2024.

Community Outreach

Sep 17, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on September 17, 2024.

Community Outreach

Sep 12, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on September 12, 2024.

Online Support for Caregivers

Sep 12, 2024

Less uncertainty, more answers.

Community Outreach

Sep 11, 2024–Jan 11, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Thurston County on September 11, 2024.

Community Outreach

Sep 04, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on September 4, 2024.

Community Outreach

Sep 04, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on September 4, 2024.

Community Outreach

Aug 28, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on August 28, 2024.

Community Outreach

Aug 20, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on August 20, 2024.

Community Outreach

Aug 20, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on August 20, 2024.

Community Outreach

Aug 14, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on August 14, 2024.

Online Support for Caregivers

Aug 08, 2024

Less uncertainty, more answers.

Community Outreach

Aug 07, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on August 7, 2024.

Community Outreach

Aug 07, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on August 7, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jul 24, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on July 24, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jul 20, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on July 20, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jul 19, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Thurston County on July 19, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jul 18, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on July 18, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jul 16, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on July 16, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jul 11, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on July 11, 2024.

Online Support for Caregivers

Jul 11, 2024

Less uncertainty, more answers.

Community Outreach

Jul 10, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Thurston County on July 10, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jul 03, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on July 3, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jun 26, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on June 26, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jun 25, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on June 25, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jun 18, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on June 18, 2024.

Online Support for Caregivers

Jun 13, 2024

Less uncertainty, more answers.

Community Outreach

Jun 12, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on June 12, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jun 05, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on June 5, 2024.

Community Outreach

Jun 01, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on June 1, 2024.

Community Outreach

May 22, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on May 22, 2024.

Community Outreach

May 22, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on May 22, 2024.

Community Outreach

May 21, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Mason County on May 21, 2024.

Community Outreach

May 16, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on May 16, 2024.

Community Outreach

May 11, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Thurston County on May 11, 2024.

Online Support for Caregivers

May 09, 2024

Less uncertainty, more answers.

Community Outreach

May 08, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Thurston County on May 8, 2024.

Community Outreach

May 02, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Lewis County on May 2, 2024.

Community Outreach

Apr 28, 2024

LMTAAA will visit Thurston County on April 28, 2024.

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