Family Caregiver Services by State
I am New to Caregiving Where Do I Start?
Alaska Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC)
Alaska’s ADRCs connect seniors, people with disabilities, and caregivers with long-term services and supports of their choice.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
ARCH National Respite Network
Online Respite Locator is a service to help families and professionals locate respite services in their community from a database of nearly 3,000 members.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Eldercare Locator
The Eldercare Locator is a nationwide service that connects older Americans and their caregivers with trustworthy local support resources. Elder Locator links those who need assistance with state and local agencies on aging, as well as community-based organizations that serve older adults and their caregivers with services such as meals, home care, transportation, caregiver training and education, or a well-deserved break from caregiving responsibilities
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
FCA support and assists families and caregivers through education, advocacy and services. In addition to providing training to technical assistance to California’s Caregiver Resource Centers, FCA hosts the National Center on Caregiving (NCC). The NCC serves as a central source of information on caregiving and long-term care issues and works to advance policies and programs for caregivers in every state in the country.
CareNav is a simple, user-friendly tool designed to help families navigate the complexities of the caregiving journey. Register online or call us toll-free at 800.445.8106.
www.caregiver.org/connecting-caregivers/fca-carenav/
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Related Resources
Can I Get Help to Pay for Caregiving?
Alaska Medicaid Personal Care Services Program
Alaska’s Medicaid Personal Care Services Program provides consumer direction, which allows the care recipient to choose, train, supervise, and fire their own personal care assistant. Friends and certain family members are eligible to be hired. This program assists seniors and people with disabilities with daily living activities such as eating, dressing, and toileting, as well as meal preparation and medication assistance.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Alaskans Living Independently (ALI) Medicaid Waiver
The Alaskans Living Independently (ALI) Medicaid Waiver provides assistance to seniors and disabled adults and their caregiver by the means of respite care, adult day care, consumer direction, and home modifications.
There is a waitlist based on those most in need.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Anyone, except spouses
Caregiver Eligibility
Anyone, except spouses
Contact Information
Alaska Dept. of Health and Social Services: Senior and Disability Services- Anchorage office (907) 269-3666, toll-free: 1-800-478-9996
Market Rate for Long Term Care Services
The cost of that care varies based on care setting, geographic location of care and level of care required, among other things. The Genworth’s Cost of Care Survey tool can be used by you and your family to calculate the estimated cost of long term care in your city or State.
Medicaid State Waivers List
Information about eligibility and requirements for home and community-based services by state.
Senior Benefits Program (Senior Benefits Office)
A state program providing monthly cash benefits to low-income older adults. Benefit amounts are determined by the gross income level of the applicant.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Related Resources
Government Benefits and General Information
Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) – Alaska
Serves as a single point of entry. Provides information and support into the long-term care system for older adults and people with disabilities.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Alaska County – Specific Veterans Service Officer Contacts (VSO)
Veteran Service Officers are available statewide to provide free benefit counseling and claim service. A Veterans Service Officer has specialized knowledge in the best way suited to the needs of every individual veteran or other beneficiary who contacts their office for assistance.
Contact Information
(907) 257-4700
Alaska Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP)
FCSP services for family caregivers are provided through state Commission on Aging and Division of Senior and Disabilities Service include: – Information – Assistance – Individual counseling, support groups and caregiver training – Respite care – Limited supplemental services, such as transportation and home modifications. Access FCSP of Alaska through the Home & Community Based Senior Grants website
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Provides Alaska’s aged or disabled veterans with rehabilitative, residential and medical care and services. Also helps veterans and their families to present claims for veterans’ benefits to the federal government.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Benefits.gov
Benefits.gov (formerly GovBenefits.gov) was launched in an effort to provide citizens with easy, online access to government benefit and assistance programs. Eight years after its initial launch, GovBenefits.gov underwent a major redesign and became Benefits.gov. However, the program’s mission remains the same: reduce the expense and difficulty of interacting with the government while increasing citizen access to government benefit information.
Care Recipient Eligibility
N/A
Caregiver Eligibility
N/A
Contact Information
Benefits.gov is unable to respond to specific scenarios or provide personalized advice. A number of Other Resources and Frequently Asked Questions are available to help answer any questions you may have about government programs, benefits, and services.
For additional government information, you may call USA.gov's National Contact Center at 1-800-FED-INFO (1-800-333-4636), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, to speak to an information specialist.
Benefits.gov – Alaska
Benefits.gov (formerly GovBenefits.gov) was launched in an effort to provide citizens with easy, online access to government benefit and assistance programs. Eight years after its initial launch, GovBenefits.gov underwent a major redesign and became Benefits.gov. However, the program’s mission remains the same: reduce the expense and difficulty of interacting with the government while increasing citizen access to government benefit information.
Care Recipient Eligibility
N/A
Caregiver Eligibility
N/A
Contact Information
Benefits.gov is unable to respond to specific scenarios or provide personalized advice. A number of Other Resources and Frequently Asked Questions are available to help answer any questions you may have about government programs, benefits, and services.
For additional government information, you may call USA.gov's National Contact Center at 1-800-FED-INFO (1-800-333-4636), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, to speak to an information specialist.
Medicaid State Waivers List
Information about eligibility and requirements for home and community-based services by state.
Medicaid, Division of Public Assistance
Medicaid is health insurance for people with limited income and resources. It pays for a variety of medical services, including in-home care or nursing home care, depending on eligibility.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Southeast Senior Services – Senior & Caregiver Resource Center
The services for seniors and caregivers provided through the program are outlined as information, assistance, support, respite and supplemental services.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
State Health Insurance Information Program (SHIP)
Statewide health insurance information counseling and referrals program that assists Alaska residents with choices and problems involving Medicare, Medicaid and long-term care.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
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Where Do I Go for Legal Help And/Or Dependent Person Mistreatment?
Alaska Adult Protective Services
Adult Protective Services assist vulnerable and elder adults to stop and prevent abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Anyone can make a report about suspected abuse to the Hotline.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Alaska Legal Services Corporation
A nonprofit organization providing legal advice and representation to low-income Alaska residents and people with disabilities.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Alaska Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Ombudsmen investigate complaints made by, or on behalf of, individual residents in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities. They also answer questions about the quality of care or financial, physical, or mental abuse in residential facilities.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
AlaskaLawHelp.org
Offers online self-help information on a variety of legal issues such as elder law, housing, health and government benefits. Information is available in 12 languages.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Disability Law Center of Alaska
Operates an information center regarding disability laws for Alaska residents with disabilities.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
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Can I Get Help While Living In My Home?
Adult Day Services – Provider Directory
Day care services at a center for adults with impairments, primarily, Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Disorders, provided in a protective group setting that is facility-based. Therapeutic and social activities are designed to meet and promote the client’s level of functioning through individual plans of care. Adult Day services provide support, respite and education for families and other caregivers, provide opportunities for social interaction and serve as an integral part of the aging network.
Search for Adult Day Service through the ADS Provider List.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Provides Alaska’s aged or disabled veterans with rehabilitative, residential and medical care and services. Also helps veterans and their families to present claims for veterans’ benefits to the federal government.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Home and Community Based Care Waiver
A state program that provides and coordinates services to allow low-income older adults and adults with disabilities with high level of care needs remain living at home.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Older Alaskans Program (OAP) – The Salvation Army Alaska Division
The Salvation Army Older Alaskans Program provides home-delivered meals and group meal site services to seniors with disabilities and those with food insecurity.
Care Recipient Eligibility
Contact Information
Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Program – Agency-Based or Consumer-Directed Options
A state program that provides home care services to older adults and people with disabilities who live in their own home or community. Program participants can either receive services through an agency or they can chose the Consumer Directed PCA Program, where they manage their own services by selecting, hiring, and supervising their own home care worker, which could be a family member or friend (but not a spouse, legal guardian or sole Power of Attorney).
Care Recipient Eligibility
Caregiver Eligibility
Contact Information
Statewide Independent Living Council of Alaska
The Council supports and offers a directory of the state’s Centers for Independent Living, which are non-profit, non-residential, community-based centers, run and controlled by persons with disabilities that offer:
– Information and Referral
– Peer counseling
– Care Management
– Independent living skills training
– Individual and systems change advocacy
– Benefits counseling
– Employment readiness training
– Housing referrals
– Assistive technology services
– Legal aid