Caregiver Services

Caregivers

A caregiver helps someone to remain in his/her home when they might not otherwise be able to due to limitations or other impairments. Caregivers do shopping, help with bathing, prepare meals, clean, manage medicines, and provide transportation and more. Most family caregivers rely on experience, intuition and professional advice to give the best possible care.

Let us help you:

Learn new skills and ways of coping to help you manage your responsibilities more easily.
Learn about community services and programs.
Handle difficult situations.
Plan for future needs and more.

We will listen to your concerns, answer your questions and assist you by becoming an ongoing resource for information.

Caregiver Services also provides:

Workshops: Workshops and courses are offered to support caregivers as they build confidence and develop new skills. Classes offer a fun and relaxing environment for caregivers to build connections each other. Classes regularly offered include:
1. Men Making Meals: A cooking class for male caregivers.
2. Tips for the late Blooming Handy Woman: A class focused on how repair things around the house.
3. How to Balance a Checkbook: A class focused on balancing a bank checkbook.
4. What's Under the Hood: A car maintenance class for women.

For more information or for an upcoming schedule, call the Senior Resource Line at 607.778.2411.

A Monthly Newsletter: Caregiver Corner is a monthly four-page newsletter that provides information, tips, and practical advice for people who are concerned about the health, safety, or well being of an older person.
Caregiver Respite Program: Respite can be provided to caregivers through a variety of programs offered by the Office for Aging. Programs that offer respite include Adult Day Care, Expanded In-home Services for the Elderly (EISEP), and Gaining Resources for Older Workers (GROW). The Caregiver Respite Program is one of the primary respite programs available.
The Caregiver Respite Program exists to help caregivers and families meet the daily challenge of caring for an elderly spouse or relative. The program provides family members with time to pursue personal interests, and allows them an opportunity for a break from the demands of caregiving.
- An in-home assessment to determine eligibility is required to participate in this program.
- Program participants will be provided with a lifetime limit of up to 100 hours of in-home respite service. This may be used in weekly increments of 3-4 or more hours, or more occasionally if desired. Maximum flexibility for family members is our intention.
- Short-term stays in a nursing or adult care facility may be provided for three days. A respite event of this type will be counted as 48 hours against the client's total limit of hours.
- Clients will receive written notification when the limit on respite hours has been reached. Case management services will continue to be provided, along with information on respite options that are available in the community.
A Support Group: To provide caregivers with much needed support, the Office for Aging holds a “Caregiver Chat” once a month where caregivers can come and talk with caregivers who are in similar situations.
A Resource Center Library: This includes videos, books, a variety of free pamphlets about homecare, stress and other caregiver concerns. To utilize the Resource Center, call the Senior Resource Line at 607.778.2411
Caregiver Events:

There are no Caregiver Events currently scheduled.