A Guide for Caregivers

Resources
There is a wealth of resources to help caregivers with information on legal, medical, financial and support issues. Here are a few good places to start:

Administration on Aging (aoa.gov): Provides caregivers and their parents information on various services including elder rights.

Area Agency on Aging: This government program provides a national network of social services. See n4a.org (National Association of Area Agencies on Aging) or call 800-677-1116 for your local agency.

Family Caregiver Alliance (caregiver.org): Offers programs at national, state and local levels to support caregivers.

AARP (aarp.org): Membership organization for people age 50 and older; provides numerous benefits to members.

Eldercare Locator (eldercare.gov): A service of the U.S. Administration on Aging; links caregivers with senior services.