Family Caregiver Support Program
Are you the caregiver for a family member or loved one?!
Do any of these activities sound familiar to you?
Providing unpaid assistance for someone with the following:
- rides to the doctor
- shopping
- preparing meals
- managing finances/bill paying
- managing medications
- housekeeping
- bathing/grooming
- dressing
- walking
- feeding
Have you found yourself missing a doctor appointment or no longer able to participate in hobbies/activities you once enjoyed? Are you a caregiver to a loved one and need of a short-term break?
Who is eligible to apply for services through the Family Caregiver Respite Program?
How to apply for Caregiver Respite Care Services. Call our office at 843-554-2275.
Through the Family Caregiver Support Program, Trident Area Agency on Aging may provide family caregivers with the following services:
Short-term Respite vs Home Care Services
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Short-Term Caregiver Respite
- provides a break to the family caregiver
- scheduled as the caregivers needs assistance
- can be used towards in home care, adult day programs, facility respite
- focused on supporting the family caregiver
Family Caregiver Respite Grant
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In-Home Non-Medical Care
- provides ongoing care to the individual
- routinely scheduled to fill needs
- in home non-medical care
- focus on providing care to the individual for their needs
In Home Non-Medical Care may be provided through Medicaid Waiver Services, Long-Term Care Insurance or private pay.
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Caregiver’s Bill of Rights
By: Jo Horne
Author of Caregiving: Helping an Aging Loved One
I have the right:
To take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness. It will enable me to take better care of my loved one.
I have the right:
To seek help from others even though my loved one may object. I recognize the limits of my own endurance and strength.
I have the right:
To maintain facets of my own life that do not include the person I care for, just as I would if he or she were healthy. I know that I do everything that I reasonably can for this person, and I have the right to do some things for myself.
I have the right:
To get angry, be depressed and express other difficult emotions occasionally.
I have the right:
To reject any attempt by my loved one (either conscious or unconscious) to manipulate me through guilt, anger or depression.
I have the right:
To receive consideration, affection, forgiveness and acceptance from my loved one for as long as I offer these qualities in return.
I have the right:
To take pride in what I am accomplishing and to applaud the courage it sometimes takes to meet the needs of my loved one.
I have the right:
To protect my individuality and my right to make a life for myself that will sustain me when my loved one no longer needs my full-time help.
I have the right:
To expect and demand that as new strides are made in finding resources to aid physically and mentally impaired persons in our country, similar strides will be made toward aiding and supporting caregivers.