The Area Agency on Aging sponsors services to educate, counsel and advise caregivers and help them deal with the physical and emotional stresses of caregiving. Other services provide direct care for the older adults to assist the caregiver or give the caregiver a much needed break.

Caregiver services include:

• Caregiver Assessment – a free in-home meeting to review the caregiving situation, determine needs, support the caregiving role and develop a plan of services.
• Caregiver Counseling – identification of caregiving concerns and approaches to resolving those concerns.
• In-Home Services – attendant care or bath aide, housekeeping and chore service, or weekly medication management for the older adult who is the focus of caregiving.
• Respite Care – temporary relief of caregiving responsibilities for primary caregivers, usually for four hours once a week.

Some Family Caregiver Support Initiative services are provided free of charge. Other services are available on a sliding scale or donation basis.

For more information, email an information specialist or call 913-715-8861