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Caregiver Services
What is a Caregiver?
An adult family member or another individual who is an informal provider of in-home and community care to an older individual and
Grandparents and relative caregivers of children not more that 18 years of age including grandparents who are sole caregivers of grandchildren and those individuals who are affected by mental retardation or who have developmental disabilities
In the year 2000 amendments to the Older Americans Act established for the first time the National Caregiver Support Program. Programs developed include:
Information to family caregivers regarding available services
Assistance to family caregivers in gaining access to services
Individual counseling, support groups and caregiver training
Respite careto enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved from their caregiving responsibilities
Supplemental services on a limited basis to complement the care provided by family caregivers
You can access caregiver resources and services through local Caregiver Resource Centers (see Senior Centers) in your county and by contacting Alternatives for the Older Adult.
VA offers caregiver services.
Link to Veterans Affairs Caregiver web site.
What is a Caregiver?
An adult family member or another individual who is an informal provider of in-home and community care to an older individual and
Grandparents and relative caregivers of children not more that 18 years of age including grandparents who are sole caregivers of grandchildren and those individuals who are affected by mental retardation or who have developmental disabilities
In the year 2000 amendments to the Older Americans Act established for the first time the National Caregiver Support Program. Programs developed include:
Information to family caregivers regarding available services
Assistance to family caregivers in gaining access to services
Individual counseling, support groups and caregiver training
Respite careto enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved from their caregiving responsibilities
Supplemental services on a limited basis to complement the care provided by family caregivers
You can access caregiver resources and services through local Caregiver Resource Centers (see Senior Centers) in your county and by contacting Alternatives for the Older Adult.
VA offers caregiver services.
Link to Veterans Affairs Caregiver web site.
Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging
729 34th Ave
Rock Island IL 61201
(800) 322-1051
Rock Island IL 61201
(800) 322-1051