AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

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Help for Caregivers: You're Not Alone

Caregiving offers many positive, life-giving rewards. It also increases the expectations and demands on any individual. If you are in this role or expect to be - you are not alone! Consider one of the following helpful resources right now.

Help Caring For a...

• Person with Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Dementia
• Aging Parent
• Adult Who Lives Far Away (Long Distance Caregiving)
• Relative’s Child (Kinship Care)
• Person with Developmental Disabilities

Taking Care of Yourself

• The Importance of Self Care
• Caregiver Support Groups
• Managing Stress
• Depression
• Respite Care
• Caregiver Training

Providing Day-To-Day Care

• Basics of Providing Care
• How A Disease Impacts Care
• Prescription Medications  (help paying for, factsheets etc.)
• Working with Doctors
• Driving
• Incontinence

General Information

• Helpful Websites and Printed Materials (PDF)
• Becoming a Paid Caregiver