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Through our Family Caregiver Support Program, we are able to provide much needed support to families and caregivers. Our services include case management, counseling for both the client and the caregiver, caregiver training. Free respite days are given to families that are in the greatest social and economic need, with particular attention to low-income individuals and older individuals providing care and support. Families are the mainstay of long term care.
Caregiver programs significantly reduce health care cost. The contribution of America’s caregivers to the nation’s health care system is valued at $257 billion annually, compared to $32 billion for home care and $92 billion on nursing home care.
If we care for the caregiver, then the disabled adult can remain in their own home, close to family and friends and in the community they helped build. This contributes overall to community health.
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