What is the National Family Caregiver Support Program and how does it support HHS mission to help family caregivers?
• The National Family Caregiver Support Program was created as a result of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000. • Currently funded at $155.2 million, this program has reached almost 4 million caregivers nation-wide. It has provided direct assistance to about 436,000 caregivers. • The program calls for all states, working in partnership with area agencies on aging and local community-service providers, to have five basic services for family caregivers. These services include: • Information to caregivers about available services; • Assistance to caregivers in gaining access to services; • Individual counseling, organization of support groups, and caregiver training to caregivers to assist the caregivers in making decision and solving problems relating to their caregiving roles; • Respite care to enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved from their caregiving responsibilities; and • Supplemental services, on a limited basis, to complement the care provided by caregivers. • Effor
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