Family Caregivers
This program serves:
- Unpaid family caregivers who are caring for someone over the age of 60 or an adult of any age with Alzheimer's or other dementia.
- Grandparents/relatives ages 55 and older who are caring for a child under the age of 18.
Resources available through this program include:
- Paid respite services
- Medical equipment to make caregiving safer and easier
- One-on-one counseling
- Support groups
- Basic caregiver training
- Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes, which teach self-care
- Savvy Caregiver Training classes offered in Hillsboro or Beaverton. A free six-week training for those that are caring for someone living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
Who does the Family Caregiver Support Program serve?
Do you:
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Take Dad to his medical appointments?
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Sort your Mom's mail and help her pay bills?
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Help your spouse get dressed and move around the house?
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Check in regularly on a loved one?
Then you are a family caregiver. There is assistance to help you cope with the challenges and meet the needs of family caregiving.
For more information, call 1-855-ORE-ADRC (673-2372).
**Check out this Community Matters episode: Family Caregiver Conference and Services
**Read this article in the Oregonian that details our Family Caregiver Conference and provides helpful tips for caregivers as presented by the expert speaker.
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