Rural informal caregiving resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/caregiving/ Examines today's caregivers and compares it to those in the past. Areas studied include the prevalence of caregivers, demographics of caregivers and care recipients, the nature of caregiving activities, how caregivers' lives are affected, their use of the Internet and other technology, and which public policies would support caregivers. Compares some of the data by rural, urban, and suburban location. -- National Alliance for Caregiving http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/caregiving_09_fr.pdf Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:54:05 CST http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/caregiving_09_fr.pdf Discusses the financial impact of caregiving on the caregivers themselves as well as the economic value of their contributions to society. -- AARP Public Policy Institute http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/ib82_caregiving.pdf Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:14:15 CST http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/ib82_caregiving.pdf Funding to help alleviate the cost of respite care for families caring for loved ones with Alzheimers disease or a related dementia. -- Alzheimer's Foundation of America http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2202 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:18:19 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2202 Offers information on publicly-funded caregiver support programs in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. -- Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1274 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:36:27 CST http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1274 Works with state and local partnerships to provide resources, services, and support needed to serve young people. Includes programs for after school mentoring as well as caregiving programs for children whose parent(s) are in prison. http://www.mentoring.org/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:03:22 CST http://www.mentoring.org/ Provides information on resources, caregiving costs, and finding support. -- AARP http://www.aarp.org/family/caregiving/ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:55:45 CST http://www.aarp.org/family/caregiving/ Describes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS')legal authority to support caregivers and the ways in which CMS currently supports caregivers through its programs. Intended to serve as a resource for organizations that work on behalf of caregivers. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.raconline.org/pdf/CMSCaregivers91907.pdf Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:57:51 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/CMSCaregivers91907.pdf From the March 19, 2008 satellite broadcast. Contains links to electronic resources for both caregivers and professionals developed by a variety of organizations including federal, national, state, and local agencies. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.raconline.org/pdf/rural_caregiver.pdf Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:55:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/rural_caregiver.pdf Offers ideas in developing and implementing self-directed care in aging services. Designed to lay out the elements of a successful model employed in multiple geographic locales in Georgia. -- Georgia Department of Human Resources http://aging.dhr.georgia.gov/DHR-DAS/DHR-DAS_Publications/SelfDirectedCareGuidebook31605.pdf Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:23:00 CST http://aging.dhr.georgia.gov/DHR-DAS/DHR-DAS_Publications/SelfDirectedCareGuidebook31605.pdf Provides information related to caregiving, such as: conferences, frequently asked questions, articles, news, resources, and financial security. -- U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.extension.org/family+caregiving Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:40:03 CST http://www.extension.org/family+caregiving Discusses the Green House, which is a place where elders can receive assistance and support with daily living and clinical care without the assistance and care becoming the focus of their existence. Also discusses the Green House model, developing a business plan, and how it could be replicated. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=24351 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:53:40 CST http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=24351 Provides the basics of practical and supportive information for cancer caregivers. -- National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/caring-for-the-caregiver.pdf Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:18:37 CST http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/caring-for-the-caregiver.pdf Overview of rural caregiving in the United States, with a comparison between urban and rural caregiving. Includes profiles of rural caregivers and examples of programs that serve rural caregivers. -- Easter Seals http://www.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/Caregiving_in_Rural-saveas-compress.pdf?docID=49463 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:52:45 CST http://www.easterseals.com/site/DocServer/Caregiving_in_Rural-saveas-compress.pdf?docID=49463 Helps bridge the information gap and assist in creating a web support community for rural caregivers. Provides online resources, organizations, state contacts and more. -- Breaking New Ground Resource Center http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/ABE/Extension/BNG/Caregiving/index.html Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:39:08 CST http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/ABE/Extension/BNG/Caregiving/index.html Consists of non-medical, private duty home care agencies providing senior care, elder care, personal care, respite care, and companion care to help the elderly and adults continue to live in their homes across America. Provides up to 24 hour care. http://www.visitingangels.com/ Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:36:58 CST http://www.visitingangels.com/ Presents the results of research conducted to better understand the needs of caregivers who are in fair or poor health and who say their health has declined as a result of providing care for a loved one. Identifies the wellness and prevention areas in which caregivers need help, then presents programs and services that aid in them attaining better health. -- National Alliance for Caregiving http://www.caregiving.org/data/Caregivers%20in%20Decline%20Study-FINAL-lowres.pdf Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.caregiving.org/data/Caregivers%20in%20Decline%20Study-FINAL-lowres.pdf Discusses how the emotional and financial drain of caregiving can lead to severe consequences in both the workplace and in the home. Discusses how psychologists and other researchers are working to learn more about the tolls and rewards of caregiving, and reducing caregivers' stress and anxiety through programs like adult day care and caregiver family therapy. -- American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov06/caregivers.html Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov06/caregivers.html Documents caregiving issues, including increasingly too few caregivers, too many people needing care, the caregiving crisis and why it's growing, providing care, burden on family caregivers, shortage of paid caregivers, and more. -- International Longevity Center http://www.ilcusa.org/_lib/pdf/Caregiving%20in%20America-%20Final.pdf Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.ilcusa.org/_lib/pdf/Caregiving%20in%20America-%20Final.pdf Provides 12 tips for rural caregivers to help them feel less isolated and better prepared for the daily demands of providing care to a loved one. -- Johnson & Johnson http://www.raconline.org/pdf/12tipsforcaregivers.pdf Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/12tipsforcaregivers.pdf Results of a survey which discovered that caregivers are less likely to be working, more likely to miss days of work when they are employed, and more likely to lack health insurance coverage. -- Commonwealth Fund http://nysaaaa.org/caregiver/2005AugustCommonwealthFundworkingcaregiversreport.pdf Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://nysaaaa.org/caregiver/2005AugustCommonwealthFundworkingcaregiversreport.pdf Presents information on the growing number of U.S. elderly, who are caring for young children. -- Population Reference Bureau http://www.prb.org/Articles/2004/AmericanGrandparentResponsibilitiesontheRise.aspx Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.prb.org/Articles/2004/AmericanGrandparentResponsibilitiesontheRise.aspx Presents information obtained from questions on the Census 2000 long form about coresident grandparents. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-31.pdf Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-31.pdf Describes the issues related to grandparents raising grandchildren. Includes information on rural and frontier custodial grandparents, with data and maps. -- National Center for Frontier Communities http://frontierus.org/documents/Granparents.doc Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://frontierus.org/documents/Granparents.doc A summary of the Kinship Caregiver Support Act (S. 661) would provide assistance to relatives who become the legal guardians of children in foster care. -- Alliance for Children and Families http://www.alliance1.org/Public_Policy/policynews/Kinship_Caregiver.pdf Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.alliance1.org/Public_Policy/policynews/Kinship_Caregiver.pdf Assists states in improving the overall quality of services provided to Medicaid recipients, provides states with assessment and improvement systems, and helps develop effective methods to utilize implementation and improvement strategies. Allows states to request and provide homemaker/home health aide services, personal care services, adult day health, case management, and respite care. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HCBS/ Tue, 02 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HCBS/ Provides a flexible monthly allowance to recipients of Medicaid personal care services or home and community based services, which allows them to direct and manage their own personal assistance services and address their own specific needs. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.cashandcounseling.org/ Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cashandcounseling.org/ Chapter from the 2006 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues. Discusses family caregiver support in rural areas and the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in rural areas and the role of grandparents as caregivers of children. Includes information on respite care, screening of caregivers, and the unmet needs of caregivers. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services http://ruralcommittee.hrsa.gov/NAC06AReport.htm#Family Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://ruralcommittee.hrsa.gov/NAC06AReport.htm#Family Highlights emerging trends that have implications for addressing the needs of family caregivers: caregiver assessment; consumer direction in family caregiver support services; and collaborations between the aging network and the health care system. -- AARP http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/2006_09_caregiver.pdf Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/2006_09_caregiver.pdf Developed to address the needs of long-term care clients, providers, and payers. Permits loved ones to continue living at home while receiving services rather than being institutionalized. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pace/ Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pace/ These awards will recognize the current work of community agencies and other organizations that support family caregivers as a significant part of their mission. -- MetLife Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1126 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1126