Anne And Irving Brodsky Innovation Grant
2016
Organization: Life Enrichment Center of Cleveland County, Shelby, NCDescription: The Greenhouse as the Focal Point of Horticultural Therapy in an Adult Day Center program will improve the lives of participants by offering them a plant-rich environment that is calm, peaceful and engaging, with few distractions. Participants can engage in familiar, enjoyable and meaningful activities, thus improving their quality of life. Caregivers will know their loved ones are able to continue with a beloved pastime, no matter where they are in the progression of their dementia. LEC has the teaching capability to help others replicate this program, regardless of the size of their organization or budget.
2015
Caring Days Adult Day Care is a program developed by Caring Congregations, a group of 22 congregations of various denominations which work together to address unmet needs in the West Alabama area. They are currently working with the University of Alabama to develop a workshop to help other communities in the southeast develop programs in their own areas.
Grupo De Apoyo En Espaol
Esta es una oportunidad única para aquellas personas que tienen a su cargo del cuidado de un ser amado que vive con la enfermedad del Alzheimer. Estos grupos Ãntimos con no más de 10 personas son guiados por trabajadoras sociales licenciadas y lÃderes de grupo capacitados que tienen experiencia en el apoyo de cuidadores de personas con Alzheimer. Los grupos en lÃnea de HFC son GRATUITOS.
Alzheimers Disease Caregiver Support Initiative
The Center for Neurobehavioral Health is proud to be one of nine state recipientsawarded funding from the Alzheimers Disease Caregiver Support Initiative.
The primary goal of this initiative is to make available expanded support to caregiversof individuals with Alzheimers disease and other dementias . These caregiversupport services are activities or actions performed, provided or arranged to promote,improve, conserve or restore the mental or physical well-being of caregivers and improvetheir quality of life.
To help expand caregiver support services in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren,and Washington Counties, our staff work with partner agencies to provide the servicesand programs described below. These services are conveniently provided in the caregivershome, at a community-based location, or remotely.
For more information about services and programs, please contact us at the numberlisted at the bottom of this page.
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Family Caregiver Support Program
Alzheimers Arkansas is pleased to provide you with information about the 2016-2017 Family Caregiver Support Program grant. Funding for this program is provided by the Older Americans Act, National Family Caregiver Support Program Title IIIE Funds. These funds were awarded to CareLink for distribution throughout the six counties in their service area . CareLink selected Alzheimers Arkansas Programs and Services to administer the program. This grant is for Respite Care Only and is for $500.00 per fiscal year for the purpose of providing the caregiver a break from the care of a patient who has been diagnosed with ANY chronic illness, not just Alzheimers disease.
This grant is not just for caregivers of persons with Alzheimers Disease. A caregiver of a loved one with any chronic illness, who meets the qualifications, may apply for this grant.
In order to quality for this grant the following guidelines must apply:
This grant can ONLY be used for Respite Care, which is defined as a short-term break for the caregiver. Respite care may be provided in the home, adult day care center or an overnight stay on an intermittent, occasional or emergency basis in a nursing home or assisted living.
Respite Care, offers a break for the caregiver and a change of environment for the person with dementia. Respite care can be provided through adult day care, in-home care, or a residential care facility .
Alzheimers Disease & Related Dementias Family Support Program
Caring for a family member who has Alzheimers disease or trouble with thinking or memory can be both emotionally and physically challenging. At NYU Langones Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias Family Support Program, we understand and are here to help. Our team of experts can provide you with the counseling, support, education, and referrals that can make a difference.
Our research has shown that caregivers who receive emotional and practical support experience measurable improvements in depression, stress, and physical wellbeing.
Pearl I. Barlow Center for Memory Evaluation and Treatment
Our experts evaluate people with memory-related conditions and help families cope with related symptoms.
When you contact us, we connect you with a team that is focused on understanding and helping you with your caregiving challenges. We talk with you about what you are experiencing now and what to expect in the future.
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Aging: Alzheimers Family And Caregiver Support Program
The Alzheimers Family and Caregiver Support Program has been helping Wisconsin families since 1985. The Wisconsin legislature created the program in response to the growing number of families caring for loved ones at home with irreversible dementia. This page includes more about the AFCSP. You also can contact your county and tribal aging office to learn more or apply.
Support For Individuals Living Alone
In addition to services offered for caregivers, Eddy Alzheimers Services offers free supportive services to individuals living alone with Alzheimers disease and related dementias. These services aim to assist these individuals so they may maintain their independence and remain in their home. Services are available in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties and include:
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Alzheimers Disease Programs Initiative
The Alzheimers Disease Programs Initiative was formed by merging ACLs two separate state and community dementia programs, ADSSP and ADI-SSS . ADPI has three components, which are designed to bring dementia-capable home and community-based services and supports to individuals living with ADRD and their caregivers:
- Cooperative agreement/grants funding states, communities and Tribal entities for the development and implementation of dementia-capable person-centered HCBS and supports, as well as partnerships with public and private entities to identify and address the unique needs of persons with ADRD and their caregivers
- Cooperative agreement/grant funding in support of the National Alzheimers Call Center and
- Contract to fund the activities of the National Alzheimers and Dementia Resource Center .
- Create state-wide, person-centered, dementia-capable home and community-based service systems
- Translate and implement evidence-based supportive services for persons living with ADRD and their caregivers at the community level
- Work with public and private entities to identify and address the special needs of persons living with ADRD and their caregivers and
- Offer direct services and supports to persons living with ADRD and their caregivers.
National Alzheimers And Dementia Resource Center
The ACL-funded NADRC provides technical assistance to ACL and its grantees and also serves individuals and organizations outside ACLs ADRD grantee community.
The NADRC website provides a broad range of program-related materials to aid grantees, professionals, and formal and informal caregivers. Materials on the NADRC website include issue briefs, webinar recordings and related PowerPoint presentations, and numerous tools that support service providers and caregivers.
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Dementia Alliance Caregiver Assistance Program
This program is designed to support family caregivers throughout the state by awarding one-time financial assistance or reimbursement during a time of need, allowing caregivers temporary relief or resources for their caregiver journey. The program is for care partners of people diagnosed with dementia and living at home.
Before applying, have you received services from your local Area Agency on Aging or Project C.A.R.E.? If not, your first step should be to contact those agencies for respite services.
If you have already consulted with these programs, please continue with the next steps to apply for the Dementia Alliance Caregiver Assistance Program.
SPECIAL NOTE: Our program is funded by private donors and no government funding is collected to administer this program. Therefore, our respite vouchers are a maximum of $500 and are not designed to provide ongoing means of financial support.
Alzheimers Caregiver Support Initiative Earns $82m Grant
PLATTSBURGH SUNY Plattsburghs Alzheimers Disease Caregiver Support Initiative has received an $8.25 million grant from the state Department of Health to continue providing free services for North Country caregivers of those with Alzheimers and other forms of dementia.
The grant funding picks up where the previous five-year grant, extended during the pandemic to the end of June 30, 2022, left off. The SUNY Research Foundation at Plattsburgh applied for and was awarded the caregiver support initiative from January 2016 through December 2020 with the extension being granted for an additional year and a half.
Services Free of Charge
Housed on campus in the Center for Neurobehavioral Health in Sibley Hall, the Alzheimers Disease Caregiver Support Initiative provides assessments, support and engagement through support groups, wellness activities, joint enrichment, education, training, respite and more to caregivers, many of whom are overwhelmed and isolated as they try to care for their family members.
These services are provided free of charge to caregivers in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Warren and Washington counties, according to Valarie Drown, project director at the Alzheimers Disease Caregiver Support Initiative.
Over the past six years, the caregiver support initiative has been able to serve 6,068 caregivers in need of support with the goal of delaying the need for nursing home placement because of caregiver burnout, Drown said.
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Free Program Reduces Care Costs For Individuals With Dementia And Their Caregivers
A grant by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services targets Alzheimers Disease and related dementia, with the goal to postpone institutionalized care for dementia-related conditions for individuals 60 years and older. TheCustomized Caregiver Training & Relief Program , launched in 2007, offers caregivers free care consultations, customized in-home care assessments and training, tools to reduce stress, improve communication, make home safety improvements, and cost reimbursements up to $700 for qualified respite-related expenses.
Eligibility for the Caregiver Relief Program:
- The care receiver must reside in Missouri and live at home with the primary caregiver. Persons residing in long-term care communities are ineligible.
- Participants must start using funds within 45 days of enrollment and must use all available funds before May 31, 2021.
Training & Education Programs
The Caregiver Support Initiative has partnered with the Alzheimers Association ofNortheastern New York to provide training and education programs, providing necessaryknowledge and information to enable the caregiver to navigate through the progressionof AD/D. These programs deliver education and training on a range of subjects to betterprepare the caregiver for his/her caregiving role. A variety of in-person and/or virtualeducation and training programs are available throughout the six-county area to createopportunities for caregivers.
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Caregiver Assistance Funds Are Not:
- An ongoing financial means for the caregivers nor the person living with dementia.
- To pay for vacations or other caregiver expenses.
- Designed to pay for ongoing care.
- For those who have been approved for or are receiving Medicaid.
- For caregivers caring for individuals living in a facility full time.
Grant Program Aims To Help Arkansas Dementia Caregivers
Caregivers of people with Alzheimers disease and other types of dementia can benefit from a new grant program led by the Arkansas Department of Human Services.
The Dementia Respite Care Pilot Program is being headed by DHS, along Alzheimers Arkansas and the state chapter of the Alzheimers Association. Caregivers can get up to two $500 grants per year to help pay for respite care in-home or at a facility.
David Cook with the Alzheimers Association said in a Tuesday news conference they plan to use data from the grant program to better target services to where theyre most needed.
Well be able to see exactly where these services are desperately needed, also do some caregiver analysis to understand what their real needs are, but also be able to target specifically rural parts of the state, Cook said.
Applicants must wait six months before re-applying for the grant, which can be used for a third-party caregiver to come into the home, or for the patient to stay briefly at an adult daycare or short-term stay facility. The program, which was approved by the Arkansas Legislature, currently has about $200,000 in funding.
Rep. Julie Mayberry, R-Hensley, said she hopes to see the program expanded in the future.
The program has no income or age restrictions, with at least 25% of the funding set to go to rural parts of the state. More than 93,000 people in Arkansas currently serve as a primary caregiver for someone with dementia.
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You Dont Have To Go Through It Alone
There are more than 1 million family members and friends caring for the nearly 400,000 New Yorkers living with Alzheimers disease and other dementias. Eddy Alzheimer’s Services is primarily funded through the Alzheimers Caregiver Support Initiative, a New York state grant funded effort which seeks to alleviate the financial and emotional burden placed on these caregivers.
Together Eddy Alzheimers Services and its grant partner the Alzheimers Association of Northeastern New York, provide a wide range of free supportive services for caregivers across a 11-county region. All services are aimed at helping support the caregiver in their caregiving journey.
Carelink Caregiver Support Grant
Through Federal Title III funds, CareLink has chosen our organization to distribute grants throughout the six counties in their service area:
Respite care is for providing the caregiver a break and this $500 grant is for respite care only. It can be awarded to one care recipient twice per fiscal year , but families must wait 6 months before requesting a second grant. Additionally, this grant is available for anyone over the age of 60 with a diagnosis of ANY chronic illness that requires are caregiver.
The care recipient must
Be 60 years of age or older Live in the Pulaski, Saline, Monroe, Prairie, Lonoke or Faulkner county Have a diagnosis of any chronic illness that requires a caregiver Not receive like-services funded by other sources
To request an application, call 501-224-0021 or email . All fields on the application must be completed, signed and include the doctors certification on the professionals stationary or prescription pad or it will be denied and returned delaying approval. It can take up to 10 business days to process the application.
Applications can be mailed to Alzheimers Arkansas, 201 Markham Center Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205, emailed to or faxed to 501-227-6303.
Service Logs and Invoices can be mailed to Alzheimers Arkansas, 201 Markham Center Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205, emailed to or faxed to 501-227-6303. Payment or reimbursement may take up to 15 business day to process.
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Connecticut Statewide Respite Care Program
The eligibility criteria are as follows: Applicants must have an income of $48,266 a year or less, liquid assets of $128,321 or less, and cannot be enrolled in the Connecticut Homecare Program for Elders. Effective July 1, 2022 these limits will change to $51,114 and $135,892, respectively. Income is considered to be Social Security , Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement Income, veterans benefits, and any other payments received on a one-time or recurring basis. Liquid assets include checking and savings accounts, stocks, bonds, IRAs, certificates of deposit, or other holdings that can be converted into cash.A Co-payment of 20% of the cost of services is required unless waived by the Agency on Aging Care Manager due to financial hardship.
Alzheimers Disease Supportive Services Program
From 1992 until 2018, ADSSP grants supported state efforts to expand the availability of community-level supportive services to persons living with ADRD and their caregivers. The program began as the Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Grants to States, and was created by Section 398 of the Public Health Services Act. ADSSP evolved over the years, moving from innovative practices and evidence-based grants to programs focusing on building dementia capability within state systems. In its latter years, efforts funded by ADSSP focused on the development of systems that ensure access to sustainable, integrated long-term services and supports capable of meeting the needs of persons living with ADRD and their caregivers. The services and supports helped many individuals with ADRD remain independent and healthy in the community.
States that benefited from the ADSSP grant program included the following activities in their programs:
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Support For Family Members
Some of the services we provide include the following:
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comprehensive evaluation of your situation, so we can personalize our services to suit your needs and those of the person you are caring for
- education to help you understand the causes and symptoms of memory disorders and how to help your family member have the best possible quality of life
- time away from your care responsibilitiescalled respitethrough referrals to professionals who can help you find the most appropriate provider, and special programs specifically designed for people in the early stages of memory and cognitive impairment
- individual and family consultation with a social worker who can meet with you one-on-one, either in person, by phone, or via online video conferencing
- referrals to support groups and other organizations in your community
- ongoing access to our team for as long as you need us
Our goal is to make it easier for you to meet the needs of your family member who has problems with thinking and memory, and to help you maintain your own wellbeing. The program is free and available to family caregivers who live in any of the five boroughs of New York City. Family caregivers include spouses, adult children and grandchildren, other relatives, and close friends.
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