Family Caregiver Program
What is it?
The National Family Caregiver Support Program was established in November 2000 under the Older Americans Act to help support families caring for aging loved ones.
Why is it needed?
The U.S. Administration on Aging reports more than 22.4 million Family Caregivers, across our country, are providing approximately $200 billion dollars worth of service annually to care for their loved ones. Our family caregivers, not institutions, are the main-stay of long term care for older person in the US.
Eligible populations that can receive assistance under the FCSP:
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Family caregivers of older adults (age 60 and older), and
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Grandparents and relative caregivers (age 55 and older) caring for children not more than 18 years if age.
We give priority consideration to those with the greatest social and economic need, and older individuals providing care to persons 18 and under with development disabilities.
What services do we provide?
We have five basic services for family caregivers including:
(1) Information about available services
(2) Assistance gaining access to services
(3) Support groups and caregiver training
(4) Respite care
(5) Supplemental services
Family Caregiver Support Program
Caregivers are provided with the following five required areas of service delivery through the FCSP: information, assistance with access, counseling/support groups/training, respite care, and supplemental services.
The CAREGIVER is the client of the FCSP.
By identifying the caregiver as the client of the FCSP, the FCSP differs from other programs administered by the DAAS that identify the older adults as the client of the program.
ELIGIBILITY:
Individuals eligible for FCSP services fall into the following categories:
- Family caregivers of older adults…… A person of any age providing unpaid care for an older adult age 60 or older, or providing care to an individual with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia
- Older adults as caregivers…... A relative caregiver (not a parent), age 55 or older, living with and raising a relative child age 18 or under…... A relative or parent, 55 or older, living with and raising an adult child (age 19-59) with a disability
Note: there are special eligibility requirements under the FCSP. For these categories, the care recipient must meet the definition of frail, as specified by the Older American’s Act by being either:
- Unable to perform at least two activities of daily living without substantial human assistance, including verbal remaindering, physical cueing, or supervision. Activities of daily living are: eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, transferring into/out of bed/chair, and ambulation (walking or moving in the home without assistance), OR
- Due to a cognitive impairment or other behaves in a manner that poses a serious health or safety hazard to the individual or to another individual
Respite Programs
Project Care – (Southeastern Office)
Cape Fear AAA 1480 Harbour Dr., Wilmington, NC 28401
910-408-6365
Family Caregiver
Sampson County Senior Services
405 County complex Rd., Clinton, NC 28328
910-592-4653
Lifespan – DHHS – (apply on website)
High Country AAA
468 New Market Blvd B., Boone NC
828-265-5434
Comstock Respite Grant – Association for FTD – 866-507-7222 Helpline, M-F 9 to 5
Cornerstone Caregiving PP 910-900-8827 Alex Waychoff-Respite through The Guild
Dementia Support
DUKE Dementia Family Support
919-660-7510
Alzheimer ’s Association
800-272-3900
Dementia Alliance of NC
919-832-3732
Alzheimer ’s Foundation of America
866-232-8484
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
866-507-7222/267-514-7221
Memory Care – Quality Time, Quality Care
828-771-2219
National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center
407-436-7750
Trualta (Website & Email only)
trualta .com & info@trualta.com
Care Patrol – Casey, in Fayetteville
910-992-2511 (Free Service for all types of placements)
You Tube- Dementia videos (Teepa Snow, Melanie Bunn, etc…)