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Free community resources for caregivers supporting a senior family member. Finding the help you need is the best way to care for you and them.

AARP AARP provides information about caregiving, long-term care, and aging, including publications and audio-visual aids for caregivers.
The Alzheimer's Association The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.
AssistedLiving.org AssistedLiving.org is dedicated to enhancing the lives of older adults by compiling comprehensive research, the latest studies, and real-world insight from experts, caregivers, and seniors into easy-to-understand, actionable guides and resources.
Benefits Check-up Benefits Check-up is confidential site where you can find and enroll in federal and state program for which you are entitled that help pay for utility bills, meals, and assistance with your prescription drugs. Not all benefits are income qualified.
BrainGuide It’s never too late to take action on brain health. BrainGuide is a first-of-its-kind platform that empowers people with knowledge and resources to take the best next steps in managing their own or a loved one’s brain health. BrainGuide helps people get started with confidence, wherever they are, in their brain health journey. BrainGuide was created by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s with in-kind and financial support from Biogen.
Caregiver Toolkit San Antonio--English The Caregiver Toolkit is a guide to help new or experienced homebased caregivers to understand their role and provides information about essential support for the challenges caregivers may face.
Herramienta para Cuidadores El guía de herramientas para cuidadores es para ayudar a los cuidadores de familia e amistades proveyendo cuidado por primera o en entender su papel como cuidador en casa. El guía provee información esencial para entender los desafíos que los cuidadores pueden enfrentar.
CaringBridge For 25 years, CaringBridge has helped family caregivers during difficult times. CaringBridge is a free, personal, protected online platform with simple tools for family caregivers to share updates, and for their community to offer support and encouragement. It replaces countless texts, emails, and phone calls. Collectively, sites receive over 300,000 daily visits and a CaringBridge site is started every 8 minutes. To learn more about how to start a site visit, www.caringbridge.org
Caring.com A Crisis Guide for Caregivers of Seniors with Alzheimer’s or Other Dementia Having dementia puts older adults at risk of several types of crises, including wandering, increased aggression, hallucinations and depression. This guide covers the most common crisis situations and offers tips for preventing them. It also explains what to do if one of these crises occurs and provides some resources to help you navigate the complexities of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services This is the official website for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency responsible for Medicare Rx. The toll-free number is 800/MEDICARE.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides credible, reliable health information on many topics and has a large aging-related database where you can search caregiving.  To learn more about common conditions, please visit The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at www.cdc.gov
Dementia Care Central Dementia Care Central is a resource center for dementia caregivers. While the Internet offers a plethora of information about dementia, it often lacks organization and can be quite overwhelming. At DementiaCareCentral, we have taken the initiative to curate, assess, and provide links to the finest existing resources, while also contributing our own original content
The Eldercare Locator The Eldercare Locator is a valuable website and public service of the Administration on Aging. It directly connects caregivers to the area agency on aging in their local area that has information on services for older persons and their caregivers.
The Family Caregiver Alliance The Family Caregiver Alliance or FCA is a public voice for caregivers, illuminating the daily challenges they face, offering them the assistance they so desperately need and deserve, and championing their cause through education, services, research and advocacy.
MedicaidLongTermCare.org The Medicaidlongtermcare.org website has been created with the goal of helping Americans understand the complexities associated with Medicaid long term care. This includes the benefits, the locations in which participants can receive those benefits, the ever-changing eligibility requirements, and the complicated application process. Our Medicaid Eligibility Requirements Finder tool is easiest way for families to find their specific eligibility criteria. The dataset on which the tool is based is updated multiple times each year as states change their criteria. The website is free to use and does not require any personal information.
The National Council on the Aging The National Council on the Aging is a non-profit service and advocacy organization that works to improve the economic security and health of older Americans with online tools to help seniors and their caregivers.
The National Family Caregivers Association The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well-being.
National Alliance for Caregiving National Alliance for Caregiving although not an organization that helps family caregivers directly, The National Alliance for Caregiving's website helps family caregivers learn about information, videos, pamphlets, etc. that have been reviewed and approved as providing solid information.
The National Institute on Aging The National Institute on Aging leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA is the primary Federal agency supporting and conducting Alzheimer's disease research.
The my Social Security Account The my Social Security Account is a personal online service you can use to check your Social Security information and do business with the Social Security Administration.
Well Spouse Association is a national membership organization that gives support to husbands, wives, and partners of the chronically ill and/or disabled. Well Spouse has a network of support groups and also a newsletter for spouses.
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