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Caregiver Program
Families and Caregivers
Family
and other informal caregivers provide 70 percent of all the help received by
chronically impaired elderly people.
Although women often become caregivers for elderly relatives and
friends, a study shows that one out of every three informal caregivers are men. National Family Caregiver Support Program
The NFCSP
was established by the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000, Public Law
106-501, and was developed by the Administration on Aging and Department of
Health and Human Services. Local
Area Agencies on Aging are often the front-line sources of information and
assistance to caregivers. The SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging (SWKAAA) provides: ·
Information – Group presentations,
including public education or events that provide information to caregivers
and their families about available services, and provision to present information
at health fairs. Contact our agency to set up an appointment to meet with
your family or organization. ·
Support Groups – SWKAAA can place you in
contact with local support groups.
Our agency also offers guidance and provides support group facilitator
training. ·
Assistance – We provide current
information on opportunities and services available, assess the problems and
capacities of the individuals, and link the individuals to the opportunities
and services available. Case Management
authorizes and arranges services, coordinates the provisions of service among
providers and follows up as required. ·
Supplemental Services – Attendant and personal
care, homemaker services or bathroom items can be provided on a limited basis
to complete the care provided by caregivers. Specific eligibility requirements must
be met to receive these services. ·
Respite Care – Enables caregivers to be
temporarily relieved of their caregiver responsibilities. Temporary, substitute support or
living arrangements provide a brief period of relief or rest for
caregivers. It can be in the form
of in-home respite, adult day care respite or institutional respite for an
overnight stay on an intermittent, occasional or emergency basis. Specific eligibility requirements must
be met to receive this service. ·
Grandparent or Relative Caregiver
Services –
Grandparents can find themselves suddenly entrusted with raising
grandchildren. The Family
Caregiver Program serves as a source of information and assistance to
grandparents who are 55 or older raising a grandchild under the age of
19. The caregiver must be living
with the child, be the primary caregiver, and have legal custody or
guardianship or be raising the child informally. ·
Funded by – National Family Caregiver
Support Program under Older Americans Act Title III E, state general
revenues, and local/county funds; administered by the Kansas Department of
Aging and locally by area agencies on aging. ·
Eligibility – No Minimum age
requirement for caregivers. Care
receivers must be age 60 and older and meet one of the following two
requirements: 1) unable to perform at least two or more activities of
daily living without substantial human assistance, including verbal
reminding, physical cuing or supervision, or 2) require substantial supervision
because he or she behaves in a manner that poses a serious health or safety
hazard to him or her or another individual due to cognitive or other mental
impairment. Contact SWKAAA to see if you meet the eligibility requirements. General InformationKansas Caregiver Guide, (http://www.agingkansas.org/kdoa/publications/caregivers/cg_index.htm) Social Security Administration, (http://www.ssa.gov/) Medicare,
(http://www.medicare.gov) Kansas Hospice and
Palliative Care Organization (KHPCO), (http://www.lifeproject.org/akh.htm) |
SouthWest Kansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
620-225-8230 • Older Kansan's Hotline 800-742-9531 • Fax: 620-225-8240 • SWKAAA@hotmail.com
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