Caregiver Advisory Services
Family caregivers serve as a critical component in providing the long-term care needs of older adults.
Caring for someone is rewarding, but it can also be difficult and stressful. Caregiving can impact the physical and emotional health of caregivers, who often neglect their own needs while caring for others. If you are a caregiver, you are not alone. More than one million Illinoisans are facing the same challenges, questions, and decisions about caring for an older adult.
It is important to ask for help
What services are available to caregivers?
The Caregiver Advisory Program provides information and support services to help caregivers cope with their caregiving roles. The program can help caregivers locate these and other services:
- Information about available community services & resources
- Assistance in gaining access to community resources
- Support groups, education, and counseling for caregivers
- Respite care (temporary and intermittent relief) for the caregiver
- Information about legal rights including visitation, guardianship, adoption, and formal caregiving relationships.
Eligibility Requirements
You must be providing informal (unpaid) care for an older adult age 60+, or you must be an older adult (60+ caring for an adult with disabilities (caregiver CAN be a parent).
If you are interested in learning more about how this program can help caregivers, please contact our office at (217) 379-9281, or email us at [email protected].
Resources
- AARP, Family Caregiving - https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/
- National Alliance for Caregiving, Help for Caregivers - https://www.caregiving.org/resources/
- Rosalynn Carter Insitute for Caregiving - http://www.rosalynncarter.org/resources/
- Caregiver Action Network, Family Caregiver Toolbox - https://caregiveraction.org/family-caregiver-toolbox
- Caregiver - https://caregiver.com/
- Administration for Community Living, Support to Caregivers - https://acl.gov/programs/support-caregivers
- Partners in the Aging Network, Directory of Services for Ford County - https://www.eciaaa.org/images/services_by_county/Ford_County.pdf
