Caregiver Program Information
Family Caregiver Program
• Inform
• Encourage
• Empower
Through the Family Caregiver Options Counseling program trained service specialists can connect you to information and resources through home and community-based service providers.
You are a Family Caregiver if you help your dad pay bills, take your grandma shopping, clean your mother’s home, do a neighbor’s laundry, provide a meal to a loved one, or take your neighbor to appointments. If you are performing any actions like these, you are a caregiver.
Family Caregiver Information and Assistance
•This is the first step
•Call 800-243-0678
• Visit our website-
https://elderbridge.org/contact-info/
Family Caregiver Case Management
• Through the Family Caregiver Case Management program trained services specialists can connect you to information and resources through both local and community-based service providers.
• Caregiver Specialist will-
• Listen to your requests or problem.
• Answer your questions.
• Give you choices of service providers in your area (ex. respite care, home health care, homemaker services). And assist in setting up those services
• Make referrals if you wish.
• Assist with applications (ex. Medicaid, food assistance, Medicare Savings Programs).
Family Caregiver Case Management FAQ’s
• How long is the program?–Over 90 days, or long term
• How do I know if I qualify?-Anyone 18 and older, who cares for someone who is 60+ OR diagnosed with a form of Dementia and does not get paid for caregiving.
• Do I have to live in Iowa?-No. As the caregiver you may live anywhere, but the care recipient must live in our 29-county service area.
• Do I have to provide daily care to qualify?-No, caregivers may provide day-to-day care in the home, or remote care.
• Do I have to meet income guidelines?-No.
Grandparent and Older Relative Caregiver
• Through the Grandparent and Older Relative Caregiver program a trained service specialist will work to coordinate resources and services to support the caregiver in their role.
Grandparent and Older Relative Caregiver FAQ’s
• How long is the program?-The program is 3 months, but you may be discharged sooner depending on your specific needs.
• How do I know if I qualify?–Must be a grandparent or step-grandparent of a child; or a relative of a child by blood, marriage, or adoption who is not a parent and who is 55 years of age or older and:
1. Lives with the child; and
2. Is the primary caregiver of the child because the biological or adoptive parent is unable or unwilling to serve as the primary caregiver of the child; and
3. Has a legal relationship to the child, such as legal custody or guardianship, or is raising the child informally.
• Do I have to meet income guidelines?-No.