Caregiver Resources

Caregiver Online Resources:

AARP:

http://www.aarp.org

Alzheimer's Association:

http://www.alz.org

Caregiving Support:

http://www.caregiving.com

Family Caregiver Alliance:

http://www.caregiving.org

Full Circle of Care

http://www.fullcirclecare.org

National Family Caregivers Association

http://www.nfcacares.org

Caregiver Support Groups:

Up-to-date information on Caregiver Support Groups can be obtained by contacting the Agency at nrvaoa@nrvaoa.org or calling 540-980-7720.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

More than 4.5 million children are living in households headed by grandparents. Many of these grandparents have assumed full responsibility for their grandchildren’s basic needs. These grandparents often lack information about support services, benefits and policies they need to assist in their care-giving efforts.

Listed below are resources and support group information that may assist grandparents in their roles as caregivers:

AARP:

http://www.aarp.org

Brookdale Foundation:

http://www.brookdalefoundation.org

Generations United:

http://www.gu.org

AARP:

www.aarp.org

Administration on Aging:

www.aoa.gov

Adult Abuse and Neglect/Prevention:

www.preventelderabuse.org

Alzheimer’s Association:

http://www.alz.org/cwva/

American Foundation for the Blind:

www.afb.org

American Healthcare Association:

http://www.ahcancal.org

NRV Disability Resource Center:

www.nrvdrc.org

Carilion Center for Healthy Aging:

www.carilion.com

Center for Gerontology / Virginia Tech:

www.gerontology.vt.edu

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services:

www.cms.hhs.gov

Crisis Intervention/ Domestic Violence:

www.wrcnrv.org

Eldercare Locator:

www.eldercare.gov

Family Caregiver Alliance:

www.caregiver.org

Food/Emergency Needs Services:

www.swva.net/nrca

Free Clinic of the New River Valley:

www.nrvfreeclinic.org

Gerontological Society of America:

www.geron.org

Habitat for Humanity Virginia:

www.habitatvirginia.org

Housing Discrimination / Home Improvement Fraud:

www.fairhousing.vipnet.org

Medicare:

www.medicare.gov

Mesothelioma Group:

www.mesotheliomagroup.com

National Adult Day Services:

www.nadsa.org

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging:

www.n4a.org

National Center on Elder Abuse:

www.ncea.aoa.gov

National Council on Aging:

www.ncoa.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization:

www.nhpco.org

National Senior Citizens Law Center:

www.nsclc.org

New River Valley Community Services:

www.nrvcs.org

Partnership for Prescription Assistance:

www.pparx.com

Senior Navigator:

www.seniornavigator.com

Social Security Administration:

www.ssa.gov

United States Dept. of Veteran’s Affairs:

www.va.gov

Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging:

www.vaaaa.org

Virginia Center on Aging:

www.vcu.edu/vcoa

Virginia Department for the Aging:

www.vda.virginia.gov

Virginia Department of Health:

www.vdh.state.va.us

Virginia Dept of Social Services:

www.dss.state.va.us

Virginia Dept. for the Blind and Vision Impaired:

www.vdbvi.org

Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing:

www.vddhh.org

Virginia Easy Access:

http://easyaccess.virginia.gov

Virginia General Assembly Legislative Information System:

http://leg1.state.va.us

Virginia Housing Development Authority:

www.vhda.com

Virginia Legal Aid Society:

www.vlas.org