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Organizations that help caregivers

CareFinder
The Alzheimer’s Association’s CareFinder is on online tool to help those affected by Alzheimer’s  disease find good care in their community.  The Web site has sections on Planning Ahead, Care Options, Coordinating Care, and Support and Resources.
www.alz.org/carefinder/index.asp

The Caregiver Initiative
The  Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company developed The Caregiver Initiative to call attention to the vital role that family caregivers play, to help them maintain their own well-being while they care for others, and to prepare all Americans to better recognize the responsibilities of caregiving that may well affect them personally as our society ages.  The Caregiver Initiative features a comprehensive online resource and community for caregivers.
www.strengthforcaring.com

Caringroad.com
Meet other family caregivers. The CaringRoad Support Network was created to connect family caregivers seeking the support and friendship of other family caregivers in an online community. You can base your search on the illness that you are dealing with, your relationship to the person that you are caring for or your geographical location. Based on the information you provide, this unique database will generate a list of other family caregivers in similar situations.
www.caringroad.com

Family Caregiver Alliance
The Family Caregiver Alliance is a public voice for caregivers.  The organizations programs including information, education, services, research and advocacy support and sustain the important work of families nationwide caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions.
www.caregiver.org/

MetLife Since You Care Guides
Since You Care are a series of guides which provide practical suggestions and useful tools on a variety of specific care-related subjects including Alzheimer’s Disease.
www.metlife.com

National Family Caregiver’s Association
The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) supports, empowers, educates, and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for a chronically ill, aged, or disabled loved one.  NFCA reaches across the boundaries of different diagnoses, different relationships and different life stages to address the common needs and concerns of all family caregivers.
www.thefamilycaregiver.org

National Alliance for Caregiving
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) is a non-profit coalition created in 1996 to support family caregivers and the professionals who serve them. NAC’s founding partners are the American Society on Aging, the Department of Veterans Affairs, AARP, the National Council on the Aging, and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
www.caregiving.org

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
“The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM) is an organization of practitioners whose goal is the advancement of expert assistance to older adults and their families. NAPGCM is committed to maximizing the independence and autonomy of elders and strives to ensure the highest quality and most cost-effective health and human services.  To locate a professional geriatric care manager in your area, who can help with the challenges of aging, go to www.caremanager.org.”

National Senior Citizens Law Center
The National Senior Citizens Law Center’s booklet “Twenty Common Nursing Home Problems – and How to Resolve Them” is designed to help consumers better understand the rights of a nursing home resident and family members.
www.nsclc.org

Network of Care
Network of Care is a highly interactive, single information place where consumers, community-based organizations and municipal government workers all can go to easily access a wide variety of important information. The resources in this “virtual community” include a fast, comprehensive Service Directory; links to pertinent Web sites from across the nation; a comprehensive, easy-to-use Library; a political advocacy tool; community message boards; and many others.
http://networkofcare.org/home.cfm

U.S. Administration on Aging Eldercare Locator
Eldercare Locator is a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging.  The Eldercare Locator connects older Americans and their caregivers with sources of information on senior services.  The service links those who need assistance with state and local area agencies on aging and community-based organizations that serve older adults and their caregivers.
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare/Public/Home.asp

WorkingCaregiver.com
Find working caregivers at the world’s largest online caregiving community giving resources, information and products for the employed caregiver lessening the hardships of eldercare.
http://www.workingcaregiver.com

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