NC » Aging » Services » Caregiver

• Overview
• Caregiver Program
  - Web Resources
• EISEP
• File of Life
• HEAP
• Insurance Counseling
• Info/Assistance Services
• Legal Assistance
• Medical Transportation
• Eat Well...Stay Well
  - Dining Sites
  - Home Delivered Meals
  - Nutritional Education
  - Nutrigram Newsletter
  - Recipe Corner
  
• NY Connects Niagara County
• Weatherization Assistance
• Advisory Council
• Brochures & Publications
• C.A.S.E.
• Community Partners
• Newsletters

Caregiver Program

If you are a wife, husband, daughter, son, grandparent, grandchild, or neighbor caring for a loved one or friend...... YOU are a Caregiver.

If you are the person running to the store, cleaning the house, scheduling doctor appointments, or providing 24 hour intensive care……YOU are a Caregiver.

If you are a person trying to help someone remain in their own home, or yours……YOU are a Caregiver and we can help.

What Services are Provided by the Family Caregiver Support Program?

• Counseling, Education, and Support, to help you provide the best care you can.
• Respite, to provide care for your loved one when other things demand your attention.
• Linkage to Community-Based Services, to support and enhance services provided by Caregivers.
• GASP, is "Grandparents Advocating Support Program." Grandparents raising a grandchild must learn how to deal with organizations and institutions to obtain the support they so desperately need. This support group helps with these issues as well as provides moral support from the Grandparents raising a grandchild.

Who is Eligible to Receive Support Services Through this Program?

Support Services are available for Caregivers; who are either a family member (who lives locally) or another individual who is an informal provider of in-home or community care to residents of Niagara County who are 60 years of age or older.

What Services Are Available?

• Respite
• Adult Day Services DeGraff Adult Daycare
• Homemaker/Personal Care Services
• Home Delivered Meals
• Case Management
• Information and Referral
• Legal Assistance
• Medical Transportation

Where do I call for information? - (716) 438-4033

Caregiver Survival Tips

1. Plan ahead.
2. Learn about available resources. 
3. Take one day at a time.
4. Develop contingency plans.
5. Accept help.
6. Make YOUR health a priority.
7. Get enough rest and eat properly.
8. Make time for leisure. Be good to yourself.
9. Share your feelings with others.

Family Caregiver Support is funded through the Older Americans Act Title III-E

The Office for the Aging is funded by the New York State Office for the Aging with Older American Act and New York State funds, and by Niagara County.