Family Caregiver Support Services specializes in presenting service referrals that can help make the role of caregiver just a bit easier.
Caregivers are those individuals who assist people with disabilities or older adults who need help with the everyday tasks of living. Caregivers are all kinds of people facing all types of problems such as: a friend who has suffered a stroke; a wife with Parkinson's disease; a mother-in-law with cancer; a grandfather with Alzheimer's disease; a high school student with traumatic brain injury from a car accident.
Informal caregivers are unpaid individuals such as family members, friends, neighbors and volunteers who provide help or arrange for help. They can be primary or occasional caregivers, full time or part time, and can live with the person being cared for, live separately or be a long-distance caregiver.
Professional caregivers are either employed by an agency or privately hired by people in need of assistance with their activities of daily living. They may be hired as part time or full time caregivers.
Caregiver Services, such as training for caregivers , information about community services, and a caregiver registry are offered through the Caregiver Services program.
The "Finding and Hiring In-Home Assistance" publication explains the rights and responsibilities of the employer and the employee.
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