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Provides information on what services are available to help provide respite care, such as volunteers, day programs, and aides.

Provides individual crisis counseling online through our website. Community referrals also provided as needed.

Connects caregivers with a virtual platform of discussion topics meant to spark meaningful dialogue between caregivers and care recipients and address important life issues and long-term healthcare plans.

Offers an online community based platform. It is a place for older adults to learn, connect, and share with peers in the comfort of their own homes. Classes are taught by other older adults who are professionals in their fields. There are 300 plus topics offered. Class topics include social and mental health and other topical interests. With 40+ classes each weekday and 10+ classes each weekend, there is always something available to meet your interests and schedule. The Suffolk County Office for the Aging is working in conjunction with New York State Office for the Aging to offer virtual programming through Get Set Up at no cost to you. Get Set Up is great for older adults who have a basic level of computer literacy. All you need to participate is a personal computer or tablet that has internet access. Call the Office for the Aging for more detailed information.

Provides practical steps you need to take in the early days following a death.

Provides advice on how to avoid burn-out while juggling family caregiving with work and childcare responsibilities.

Provides an online forum for caregivers to connect with others that have the same interests, including caregiving, games, entertainment, home & family, money, and many more topics of interest.

Features online & local events near your zip code.

Provides a suite of web-based health tools will help individuals stay healthy and plan ahead. The tools in the suite will help calculate BMI, decode confusing Medicare summary notices, and estimate the cost of long-term care.

Provides fast access to the answers caregivers are looking for.

Provides advice for coping with the death of a loved one, arranging funeral services and making plans and decisions about the end of your life.

Provides tips to ease the transition into providing caregiving.

LawHelpNY is a legal information internet portal covering all of NYS, providing referral information to all the free legal services available covering 11 areas of law. Offers a library of more than 4,000 legal fact sheets on civil legal issues including housing foreclosures, evictions and landlord-tenant issues, divorce, consumer protection, debt, immigration rights and more. Also provides LiveHelp, an online chat option staffed by trained volunteers who can provide legal referrals. Program offers free legal information only, not legal advice. Special bi-lingual Spanish website available at www.ayudalegainy.org

Helps caregivers recognize the causes and symptoms of burnout so that they can get the help they need.

AARP Online Community lets you connect with experts and other caregivers for advice, tips or just the proverbial shoulder to cry on. 

Pay tribute to the little and big things that made your loved one special.

Links caregivers to targeted, easy-to-use guides to help find support, make tough decisions, and handle conflict during the caregiving journey.

Provides an understanding on how to get started as a Caregiver in ten points. Caregiving for a family member or friend may be the most challenging – and rewarding – Jobs a caregiver will ever have.

When looking after a loved one becomes your life, what is your life when that person is gone?

Provides a friendly voice on the line during challenging times. rained AARP Friend Voice volunteers will provide a call to say hello. This service is currently available only for callers from the US. 

Guilt and emotional withdrawal can make the grieving process even more difficult.

Provides caregivers a place to connect, share practical tips, offer support, and discuss family caregiving experiences.