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Offers services and programs that support the Family Caregivers. The programs are available both in and out of your home to help you care for the Veteran you love and for yourself. Learn more about how VA's trained professionals can help you find the services and support that are right for you and the Veteran you love.

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Caregiver Consultation and Support
Caregivers
Veterans
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Families of Military Personnel / Veterans

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Navigator Programs
Prenatal / Postnatal Home Visitation Programs
Caregiver Consultation and Support
AARP put together these targeted, easy-to-use guides to help you find support, make tough decisions and handle conflict during your caregiving journey.

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Caregiver Consultation and Support
* Provides meetings to assist individuals and families to assess current needs and plan for the future in a confidential environment of the interested party's choosing outside of the home.* Also provides care consultations over the phone 24 hours a day over the National Helpline.
Offers information, referral, and assistance to obtain needed services. Provides counseling and consultation on caregiving issues and long term care planning. Offers support programs such as In Home Respite Care, Personal Emergency Response System, and Adult Day Services.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Adult In Home Respite Care
Personal Alarm Systems
Caregiver Counseling
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Adult Day Programs

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Legal Counseling
Clinical Trials
Specialized Information and Referral
Medical Information Services
Disease / Disability Information
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Caregiver Training
Adult In Home Respite Care
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Individual Advocacy

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Prescription Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Home Health Aide Services
Health Insurance Information / Counseling
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Wellness Programs
Dementia Management
Personal Alarm Systems
General Legal Aid
Personal Care
Elder Law
Nutrition Education
Case / Care Management
General Benefits Assistance
Individual Advocacy
Adult Day Program Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs
Welfare Rights Assistance
Provides caregivers with one-on-one coaching sessions to connect them with technology solutions to increase respite.
* Provides Veteran patients with general health care and social needs to allow them to continue living at home or with family. Services include: Therapeutic exercise. Recreational activities. Health education & medication management. Meals. Care for patients with dementia. Support and information for family caregivers.

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Medication Information/Management
Adult Day Program Centers
Therapeutic Exercise
Adult In Home Respite Care
Caregiver Consultation and Support
General Health Education Programs
Dementia Management
* Assists families of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia with care management/caregiver consultation, as well as referrals and navigation to health care coordination, education & training, long-term care services, planning, respite services, support groups and health & wellness programming.

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Caregiver Consultation and Support
Dementia Management
Specialized Information and Referral
Transitional Case/Care Management
The Caregiver Resource Center is a “one stop” service point addressing problems facing caregivers by offering information, training and support to caregivers of the elderly. The center works closely with other County and non-profit agencies to make the service network more accessible and responsive to caregivers.

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Caregiver Consultation and Support
Respite Care Registries
Specialized Information and Referral
Caregiver Training
Offers services and programs that support the Family Caregivers. The programs are available both in and out of your home to help you care for the Veteran you love and for yourself.

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Veteran Benefits Assistance
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Works to enhance the fullness of life for older adults living independently in the community. Provides services to seniors, which would help them remain in their homes, and continue to be a part of their community. Services include friendly visits, companionship assistance, transportation and shopping assistance, spiritual care, health education and counseling, network to community agencies, advocacy for quality care.

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Friendly Visiting
General Health Education Programs
Personal Health Care Advocate Services
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Provides caregivers a place to connect, share practical tips, offer support, and discuss family caregiving experiences.

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Caregiver Counseling
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Social Networking Web Services
Web Based Discussion Groups / Live Chat
Caregiver / Care Receiver Support Groups
Offers information on services available to any non-parent caregiver, including grandparents, relatives, and even non-relatives who provide full time care for children in their home, please visit the Kinship Navigator website at www.nysnavigator.org. Call the Office for the Aging for more detailed information.
* Provides information and assistanc on available long-term services and support to individuals. NY Connects Coordinations can provide assistance with:
  • Housing.
  • Caregiver supports.
  • Home repairs and accesibility modifications.
  • Behavioral health/developmental supports and services.
  • Transportation.
  • Supported employment.
  • Applications to benefits including Medicaid, food options, emergency aler devices, child care and nutrition programs.

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General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Benefits and Services Assistance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Housing Search Assistance
  • 10 Tips on How to Get Started - Caregiving for a family member or friend may be the most challenging - and rewarding - Jobs a caregiver will ever have. Here are 10 ways to get started. www.aarp.org/211care

  • Taking the Stress out of Family Caregiving - AARP put together these targeted, easy-to-use guides to help you find support, make tough decisions and handle conflict during your caregiving journey. www.aarp.org/careguides

  • Caregiving Question and Answer Tool - Let AARP's Caregiving Question and Answer Tool provide you with fast access to the answers you are looking for about caregiving. www.aarp.org/caregiving/answers

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Web Guides
Web Based Discussion Groups/Live Chat
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Caregiver Consultation and Support
* Brings families together to identify and discuss issues of common concern, frustrations, and develop strategies to address them by licensed practitioners.
  • Grief, Loss, and End of Life - Advice for coping with the death of a loved one, arranging funeral services and making plans and decisions about the end of your life. www.aarp.org/endoflife

  • How to Write a Memorable Obituary - Pay tribute to the little and big things that made your loved one special. www.aarp.org/obituarywriting

  • AARP Grief and Loss Community - AARP Online Community lets you connect with experts and other caregivers for advice, tips or just the proverbial shoulder to cry on. www.aarp.org/griefcommunity

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Caregiver Consultation and Support
Legal Information Services
Web Based Discussion Groups/Live Chat
Web Guides
Find tips and support for family caregiving, from providing personal care, medical management, and financial guidance to finding a healthy work-life balance.

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Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Caregiver Counseling
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Provides practical care strategies, stress relief, available community resources, how to handle family issues, as well as hands-on care.
Offers support groups for caregivers. Contact the Office for the Aging for a list of groups offered.

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Caregiver Counseling
Respite Care
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Caregiver / Care Receiver Support Groups
Information and Referral
Programs include EAC Network Respite Program, Volunteer groups, Support groups, Circle of Support, Adult Day Programs, Veterans Caseworker, Transportation Program brochure in Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, Farsi and Creole.
Services including case management, information and referral, counseling, support groups, training and respite have been developed under Title III-E of the Older Americans Act. This program helps sustain family caregivers in their efforts to care for an older relative who has a chronic illness or disability. The Office for the Aging coordinates a variety of services. These services are designed to complement, not replace, family care. Priority is given to caregivers 60 years and older with the greatest social and economic need. Call the Office for the Aging for more detailed information.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Caregiver / Care Receiver Support Groups
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Case / Care Management
Respite Care
Caregiver Training

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General Medical Equipment / Supplies Provision
Caregiver Consultation and Support
Medical Social Work