The National Center on Caregiving at Family Caregiver Alliance has launched the Family Care Navigator, a first-of-its-kind comprehensive online guide intended to help families in all 50 states and the District of Columbia locate government, nonprofit, and private caregiver support programs. The resource is available here or cut and paste into your browser: http://caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/fcn_content_node.jsp?nodeid=2083
The easy-to-use Navigator lists programs for family caregivers as well as resources for older or disabled adults living at home or in a residential facility.
It also includes information on government health and disability programs, legal resources, living arrangements, disease-specific organizations, FAQs, a glossary and more. There is no charge to use the Navigator.
For people providing care to an older or disabled family member or friend, navigating the long-term care system can be difficult and confusing. Programs vary from state to state and community to community; caregivers can spend hours on the phone trying to locate appropriate services. Until now, there has not been one central site for families to find help in their communities. FCA gets thousands of calls each year from family caregivers who simply don't know where to turn to find the specialized support they need as they take on the challenges of caring for someone with Alzheimer's, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease and other serious disorders requiring long-term care. Based on input from those families, FCA created this new web-based feature to guide them to services and programs designed to help.
The Navigator is the newest feature on Family Caregiver Alliance's award-winning website at www.caregiver.org. The site offers a wealth of caregiving advice, newsletters, fact sheets, research reports, policy updates and discussion groups, all at no charge. The Family Care Navigator is funded in part by a grant from the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation.
For further information about Family Care Navigator, contact Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director at kkelly@caregiver.org. |
