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Grants - Family Caregiver Support Program
Alzheimer's Arkansas Programs and Services, was awarded funds from the Older Americans Act, National Family Caregiver Support Program Title IIIE. This funding is part of a multi-faceted grant originally awarded to CareLink (the Central Arkansas Area Agency on Aging) in February, 2002. CareLink passed the In-Home or Institutional Respite Services portion of their grant to Alzheimer's Arkansas for distribution throughout CareLink's six county area.
This grant is not just for caregivers or persons with Alzheimer's Disease. A caregiver of a loved one with any chronic illness who meets the qualifications can apply for this grant.
According to the guidelines, respite services are defined as temporary, substitute supports or living arrangements to provide a brief period of relief or rest for caregivers. It can be in the form of in-home respite, adult day care respite, or facility services for an overnight stay on an intermittent, occasional or emergency basis.
In order to quality for this grant the following guidelines apply:
- Patient must be 60 years of age or older.
- Patient must live in Pulaski, Saline, Prairie, Lonoke, Faulkner, or Monroe County.
- The patient must not receive the same type of services funded by other sources including private insurance, Medicaid, Hospice, ElderChoices, Supplemental Security Income, or Medicare.
- Respite services must be received after approval of the application.
- The patient must have a documented need for caregiver services (not limited to a dementia diagnosis).
- The amount of financial assistance that is given to one family is $500.00 per fiscal year.
If you have questions regarding this grant or would like an application, contact our office at 501-224-0021 or 870-689-6090 (outside of Pulaski County). You can also download (PDF) the application or download a blank service log (PDF).
