Getting Started Finding Care

Getting Started/Finding Care Resource Links

Recommended Resource

This Caregiver’s Guide for Family and Loved Ones from Premier Nursing Academy in Bradenton, Florida, is arranged in a Q&A format with some of the most common questions caregivers have, including:

When Is it Time to Tell My Loved One I Believe They Need a Caregiver? (with a checklist of signs your loved one may need support).
How Can I Prepare for the Role of Caregiver? (with a list of topics to consider and act upon).
Summary of the medical issues and conditions that may reduce someone's independence and lead to a need for caregiving.
Advice for talking to your loved one's doctors.
List of challenges that may be faced, and tips to prevent caregiver burnout.
Tips for talking with the family and for finding a support group.

Other resources for new caregivers (alphabetical by provider)

Administration for Community Living guide to getting Started on finding caregiving resources (agency is part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services)

Medicare Provider and Services Search from the federal program allows zip-code based searches for various types of Medicare eligible health providers for older adults, including doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, home health services, hospice, rehab facilities and others

Michigan service directory: alphabetical listing of 45 services searchable by geography or type of service

Next Step in Care guide to Becoming a Family Caregiver from (United Hospital Fund)

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