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Senior News January, 2003 Vol. 22. No. 1
Published by the Humboldt Senior Resource Center in Eureka, California. HSRC is a non-profit community-based organization offering services for senior citizens, multi-generational families and caregivers.
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Caregiver support Respite care funding and caregiver trainings are available by June Crym Bev, at age 59, is juggling the responsibilities of a full-time job and the care of her 85-year-old mother who has dementia. Bev feels overwhelmed, resentful and guilty. She's beginning to realize she can't do it alone, and she especially needs some time to herself. Bev doesn't know it yet, but there are ways for her to find some relief. One helpful alternative is to apply for respite care funds to help with the costs of hiring a short-term caregiver while Bev goes grocery shopping or spends time with friends. Respite care funds could also help pay for her mother to stay at an adult day care facility during the week. Or Bev might even get away for some personal time during a weekend by using respite care funds to place her mother temporarily in a care facility. Short-term respite care funds are available through some local case management programs. The Caregiver Support Project's Caregiver Registry also has limited funds available for respite care. Bev can enroll in one of the project's caregiver trainings where she will meet other caregivers and learn time-saving techniques to help her in caring for her mother. A new round of caregiver classes starts Jan. 18 in Eureka. Pre-registration is required. Fee waivers and financial assistance to help with travel or child care costs are available to qualified students. Family caregivers are always encouraged to take the trainings. The Caregiver Registry has a free listing and referral service to help Bev decide who to hire to help care for her mother. Caregivers who list on the Registry have completed the trainings and a background screening. To pre-register for classes, call Laura Patterson at the Caregiver Support Project. For respite care information, call Lucy Ingrey. Both may be reached at 707-443-4363 or toll free: 877-977-1604. The Caregiver Support Project is a partnership between the Area Agency on Aging, Humboldt Senior Resource Center, North Coast Senior Services Collaborative, County of Humboldt, and the Union Labor Health Foundation. The Project is funded primarily by a grant from The California Endowment, the state's largest health foundation. June Crym is Administrative Assistant for the Area Agency on Aging. Her e-mail is annexadm@a1aa.org. |
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