Family Caregiver Support Program
- Click here to view the new Central Massachusetts Family Caregiver’s Guide (en espanol)
- Click here to view the Caregiver Service Scholarship Fact Sheet.
- Click here for Caregiver FAQ
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- Spanish Memory Cafe! Click here for more information (page two in English)
The Family Caregiver Support Program is a statewide program that recognizes the critical role family caregivers play in providing long-term care and helping elders maintain their quality of life. This program strives to develop new models of caregiver support while building on the elder network’s current efforts to support family caregivers.
Eligible Population:
- Family and adult primary caregivers of older adults 55 years of age or older, or, for certain services, of individuals of any age who have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’ s disease; and
- Grandparents and relative caregivers 60 years of age or older of children not more than 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). please visit our Grandparents Raising Grandchildren page for more information.
Caregiver Specialist
- The Caregiver Specialist is available to provide information about the Massachusetts Family Caregiver Support Program and other elder care resources.
- The Caregiver Specialist helps raise awareness about caregiver needs through outreach, focus groups, and informational forums. Outreach may occur in local businesses, senior centers, faith communities, and community based agencies.
- The Caregiver Specialist can provide one on one assistance to caregivers seeking information on resources related to meeting their needs. This may be through support group listings, ways to recognize stress and how to take care of the caregiver.
- Information is also available for grandparents raising grandchildren, including support group meeting schedules.
The Caregiver’s Guide and Other Program Material
The Caregiver’s Guide explains the avenues of support to be used for the benefit of family members as care providers. Education and support are intended to enable readers to better maintain their own emotional and physical well being while meeting the needs of an elder. Programs are better explained to help caregiver and elder alike understand the often-complex array of services.
Please call us at 508-756-1545 or click here to connect to our Inquiry Form, and request a copy of the Caregiver’s Guide.
