New Services Help Caregivers
The Caregivers Marketplace
The need to address the economic
impact of caregiving has spawned a
number of businesses including long
term care planners, long term care
insurance, eldercare and more.
The Caregivers Marketplace is the first
discount buying service for caregivers.
It offers savings on a wide variety of
products for caregivers and helps
reduce their estimated $171 monthly
out-of-pocket expenses.
For more information, go to
www.caregiversmarketplace.com or
call (866) 327-8340.
The National Family Caregivers Support Program
When Congress re-authorized the Older
Americans Act in 2000, it established the
National Family Caregivers Support Program.
The program calls for all states, working in
partnership with area agencies on aging and
local community-service providers to provide
five basic services for family caregivers,
including:
- Information to caregivers about available
services;
- Assistance to caregivers in gaining access
to supportive services;
- Individual counseling, organization of
support groups, and caregiver training to
to assist the caregivers in making
decisions and solving problems related to
their caregiving roles;
- Respite care to enable caregivers to be
temporarily relieved from their caregiving
responsibilities; and
- Supplemental services, on a limited basis,
to complement the care provided by
caregivers.
To access services under the Program and find
out the name of the nearest Area Agency on
Aging, contact the U. S. Administration on
Aging’s EldercareLocator at 1-800-677-1116
or www.eldercare.gov.
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