Caregiver Jennifer Gautschi attends Riverside County’s caregiver appreciation event in Indio Wednesday, Nov. 16. Valley News/Courtesy photo
RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Home caregiver Jennifer Gautschi attended a drive-thru appreciation event Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, for caregivers outside the Riverside County Workforce Development Center in Indio.As she drove along, she picked up a bag of groceries, personal protective equipment and won a raffle prize. Gautschi, who has been her son’s caregiver for the past eight years, was grateful to receive the gifts from the different vendors.“Today we are celebrating the month of caregiving,” Gautschi said. “I am so excited. This will really help. I really appreciate everything the community does for us because it is tough putting yourself aside to care for someone else.”Gautschi is one of over 34,000 caregivers in Riverside County who tend to more than 40,000 older adul
