Family Care Solutions - Caregiver Resources

Family Care Solutions - Home Care and Companion Services

Please join us at our next event! Call the Family Care Solutions office for date, time and other details...(478)757- 9909.

Coffee Talk:

Elder care 101

Location:

Family Care Solutions

at Buck Melton Community Center

150 Sessions Drive

Macon, GA 31208

Learn about community resources, Medicare, Medicaid, VA and other services to assist you in caring for your elderly loved one.

In Case of An Emergency:

First Aid and CPR for Caregivers

Location:Family Care Solutions

at Buck Melton Community Center

841 Anthony Road

Macon, GA 31206

Learn how to perform basic first aid and CPR.

When All They Have Is You:

Caregiver Training

Location: Family Care Solutions at Buck Melton Community Center,841 Anthony Road

Macon, GA 31206

Learn the techniques to provide personal care to you loved ones at home,bathing, dressing, transfers, vital signs and much more!

©Ernest Charles & Company 2009

Caregiver Resources

The Eldercare Locator

Helps families find service providers and formal caregivers where their loved one lives....even if they live some place else!

http://www.eldercare.gov

Help with Alzheimer's

CareFinder developed by the Alzheimer’s Association, is an interactive tool to help you choose home and residential care providers based on individual needs and preferences. You can enter information about specific needs and get a private, customized list of care recommendations and questions to ask care providers. To visit CareFinder, click here.

The Alzheimer’s Association also operates a 24/7 telephone helpline, available 365 days a year, that serves people with memory loss, caregivers, health care professionals, and the public. To contact them anytime call: 1-800-272-3900.

Middle Georgia Area

Agency on Aging (AAA)

(478) 751-6466 www.mgrdc.org

Area Agency on Aging (AAA)

is responsible for the development of a comprehensive service system for the elderly of Middle Georgia. The AAA also serves as the "Gateway" (single point of entry for information about services and access to services) to community resources.