Support Circles for Family Caregivers

To relieve stress for the more than 826,000 family caregivers in Mississippi, AARP is building support networks in person and by phone.

In 2010, there were eight potential caregivers age 45-64 available for each Mississippian age 80 or older. That ratio, however, is projected to drop to 4.1 by 2030 and 3.3 by 2050, according to a study by the AARP Public Policy Institute.

AARP hosts Caregiver Circles in Gulfport at St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., in Bay St. Louis at the Starfish Cafe on the third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., and in Moss Point at We Care Hospice on the third Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

To register, call 601-927-3069. To participate by phone, call 857-232-0156 toll-free on the third Tuesday at 10 a.m. and use code 564116#. To share your caregiving story or to read stories others have posted, go to iheartcaregivers.com.