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Area Agency on Aging:
National Family Caregiver Support Program
The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000 established the National Family Caregiver Support Program to help families and individuals with their roles as caregivers. The federal Administration on Aging (AoA) allocates funds through the Kentucky Department of Aging and Independent Living, and the Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living, to establish and maintain program services within the 17 counties served by the BGAAA&IL and the Bluegrass Area Development District
Services
The goal of NFCSP Services are to assist caregivers, wherever possible, to be able to better and longer provide needed supportive care to area seniors, and to assist grandparent and older relative caregivers provide primary care to children.
The National Family Caregiver Support Program provides the following services:
- Information and Assistance:
Locating and obtaining services for caregivers
- Caregiver Counseling:
Formally or informally to address difficult issues and challenges
- Caregiver Support Groups:
Provided in local communities to foster peer support and learning
- Caregiver Training:
To help with problem solving, decision-making, self care, communication issues, and the like
- Respite Care:
To allow caregivers a temporary break from the daily responsibilities and pressures of caregiving
- Supplemental Services:
In the form of products or services to augment the care being provided by caregivers
Eligibility
This program serves family caregivers of any age who provide care to people over 60 years of age, as well as grandparents and older relative caregivers, over 60 years of age, who provide primary care to children through 18 years of age. There are no income restrictions, nor is their any asset testing to be eligible for program services.
Application
Application for program services can be obtained from this site, or by contacting the program coordinator listed below. Completed applications can not be submitted on-line, but can instead be mailed or FAXed to the program coordinator.
Resources
National Family Caregiver Support Program Application and Enrollment Forms
(Forms can be printed, filled out and sent to David Bassoni)
INTAKE / SERVICE REQUEST & APPROVAL FORM
ENROLLMENT FORM
CAREGIVER SELF ASSESSMENT
National Family Caregiver Support Program Grandparent and Older Relative Application and Enrollment Forms
(Forms can be printed, filled out and sent to David Bassoni)
INTAKE / SERVICE REQUEST & APPROVAL FORM
ENROLLMENT FORM
GRANDPARENT AND OLDER RELATIVE CAREGIVER SELF ASSESSMENT
The Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging and the Bluegrass Area Development District, in partnership with Access to Justice: Legal Helpline, is making available a legal issues help guide for grandparent and other relative caregivers of children. The purpose of this handbook is to offer basic information and guidance to the most common legal issues and information about programs and benefits that may help the caregivers in the role of parent.
While we hope that the information contained in this handbook will help many people navigate the system on their own, many legal issues require the assistance of an attorney. We recommend that you find an attorney experienced in family law and that you develop a relationship with that attorney.
Publication Date: January of 2007
Please print and distribute freely - - we encourage you to share this is information with anyone you think it can help.
 HELP A Handbook for Kentucky Grandparents and Other Relative Caregivers
(pdf version)
 HELP A Handbook for Kentucky Grandparents and Other Relative Caregivers
(Microsoft Word version)
Contact
David Bassoni – Program Coordinator
Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living
699 Perimeter Drive
Lexington, KY 40517
(859) 269-8021
(859) 269-7917 (FAX)
dbassoni@bgadd.org
Rhonda Davis – Director, Area Agency on Aging
Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living
699 Perimeter Drive
Lexington, KY 40517
(859) 269-8021
(859) 269-7917 (FAX)
rdavis@bgadd.org
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