The Caregiver Support program assists family caregivers of individuals with health, mobility, neurological or functional limitations in hopes of enabling them to care for their loved one as long as possible and delay facility placement. There is no income requirement for eligibility.
An older individual (60 and over). An individual of any age with Alzheimer's Disease or a related neurological disorder.
Medicare is a Federal health insurance program for people 65 years or older, certain people with disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.
Medicaid is an essential program within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that provides crucial healthcare coverage for seniors. It offers a range of services designed to improve the well-being and quality of life for older adults.
An elder care caregiver (sometimes also called a personal care aide) is a non-medical professional who assists an elderly person in a way that allows them to live as independently as possible in their own home. Though caregivers are non-medical, some do have extra licensing and are referred to as home health aides.