Area Agency on Aging Region IIIA
LINKS JUST FOR CAREGIVERS
Aetna Health Care on Caregiving
Consumer health information on caregiving.
Administration on Aging Elders & Families
Elders and Families is designed to assist older persons and their caregivers quickly obtain information and resources on a variety of aging-related topics.
Administration on Aging Caregiver Site
Guide to caregiver resources on the AOA web site.
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's disease information and support.
American Health Care Association
Web site for the association of the long-term care community.
Answers 4 Families
Links to many web sites helpful to caregivers.
Caregiver.com
Has back issues of Today's Caregiver Magazine
Caregiver Resource Directory
This guide is to help family caregivers organize the care of loved ones. It can be ordered online.
Caregiving Policy Digest
A free electronic newsletter that offers a fresh look at the rapidly changing environment of caregiving.
Case Management Resource Guide
A free, searchable database of over 110,000 specialty health-care services, facilities, businesses, and organizations.
Eldercare Locator
A nationwide toll-free service that helps older adults and their caregivers find local services for seniors.
ElderCare Online
A comprehensive community resource for people caring for aging loved ones, especially those with Alzheimer's disease. Includes dozens of practical articles, educational modules, and online support groups.
ElderWeb
Elder and caregiving issues, including a long-distance caregiving and regional services. Nationwide directory for regional caregiver organizations.
Family Caregiver Alliance
Discussion of various diseases, legal documents for retirement, and caregiving how-to's.
Healthfinder
Gateway to consumer health and human services information from the U.S. Government. Choose from health topics, caregiving, nursing homes, and social-security benefits. Includes a listing of national organizations.
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.
Non-profit association that assists lawyers, bar organizations, and others who work with older clients and their families.
National Alliance for Caregiving
This organization supports family caregivers of the elderly and professionals who support them.
National Family Caregiver Alliance
Diagnosis, research, fact sheets, publications, newsletters, online support group.
National Family Caregivers Association
Information for family caregivers.
Partnership of National Institute on Aging and Aging Children of Aging Parents
Resource directory for older people and their caregivers.
U.S. Dept. of Labor, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for specified family and medical reasons.
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Many times those who give care do not identify themselves as caregivers. They feel they are simply doing what family members or friends should do. These people, no matter how different their situations, have something in common: they take care for someone who needs them. Caregivers often need help finding resources to make their responsibilities easier. And many caregivers need an occasional break, respite, so that they can continue their caregiving without wearing themselves out.
Below is information on two Kalamazoo County resources for caregivers.
The Kalamazoo County Caregiver Resource Center serves those who are caring for the disabled and elderly. The center is located at Senior Services, Inc., at 918 Jasper Street in Kalamazoo. The center provides books, videos, pamphlets, and information and assistance in person, over the phone, through the mail, or through e-mail. If you are a caregiver who lives in Kalamazoo County or a person who cares for someone in Kalamazoo County, this resource center is for you.
The MSU Extension "Second Time Around" Program serves grandparents and others who are caring for younger relatives. This program provides support groups, seminars, help to access programs, a lending library, and more for people in Kalamazoo County.
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