Slide 1
I Think I’m A Caregiver, Where Do I Start?
Slide 2
Resources Resources Resources
- Medical Diagnosis
- Legal
- Financial
- Type of Care
- Support
Slide 3
Medical Diagnosis
- Disease Specific Associations
- Doctors
- Internet-Trusted Sites
- AARP
- National Institute on Aging: www.nia.nih.gov
Slide 4
Legal
“I need to put my mom in a nursing home!”
Powers of Attorney
Medical and Financial
Languages matters – it is regardless of capacity or at capacity?
Guardianship, Conservatorship, Fiduciary
Elder Law Attorney
Estate Planning Attorney
Slide 5
Financial
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Long Term Care Insurance
- Reverse Mortgage
- VA
- Private Pay
- Estate Planning Attorney
- Medicaid Planning Agency
- Ship Counselor
- Financial Planner
Slide 6
Type of Care
Facility Care
- Independent Senior Living
- Low Income Senior Housing
- Affordable Senior Housing
- Retirement
- Assisted Living
- Memory Care
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Short Term or Long Term
- Local Housing Placement
- Ombudsman
Slide 7
Type of Care
- Home Care
- Home Health
- Hospice
Slide 8
Support
- Care Giver
- Self-care
- Therapy
- Support Group
- Respite Care
- Care Receiver
- Social Engagement
- Congregate Meals
- Remote Supports