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Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

Family Caregiver Alliance
180 Montgomery Street
Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 1-800-445-8106
(415) 434-3388
E-mail: info@caregiver.org
Web Address: www.caregiver.org

This organization supports and assists people who are providing long-term care at home. It also provides education, research, services, and advocacy.


National Family Caregiver Support Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Suite Administration on Aging
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 401-4634
Fax: (202) 357-3555
E-mail: aoainfo@aoa.gov
Web Address: www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/carefam.aspx

This Web site is for caregivers and families. It offers many caregiving resources, including where to find help, ways to take care of others and yourself, how to join a caregiver support group, and more. There are links to information about and help for finding support services in your community.


National Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
Phone: 1-800-896-3650
(301) 942-6430
Fax: (301) 942-2302
E-mail: info@thefamilycaregiver.org
Web Address: www.nfcacares.org

The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) educates, supports, empowers, and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships, and life stages to address the common needs and concerns of all family caregivers.


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Author: Bets Davis, MFALast Updated: February 2, 2009
Medical Review: Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine

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