Caregiver Information

AARP has an extensive toolkit filled with interactive features, including expert videos, calculators and worksheets. Get information on providing (and paying for) care at home, preparing your home for a loved one, and advice on legal and insurance issues. You can also get support and guidance from others who've been there in the Caregiving Forum. Visit http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving/ now.

The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) is the leading voice on aging issues for Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and a champion for Title VI Native American aging programs.

Through the National Family Caregiver Support Program, AAAs and Title VI programs provide services to help family and caregivers care for their loved ones at home for as long as possible. Visit www.n4a.org for:

» Information about available services

» Help getting access to services

» Individual counseling, support groups, caregiver training

» Respite care

» Supplemental services, on a limited basis

President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010. Part of this new law includes a $250 rebate for people who reach the Part D "doughnut hole."

If you enter the Part D "doughnut hole" this year, you will receive a one-time, $250 rebate check if you are not already receiving Medicare Extra Help. These checks will begin mailing in mid-June, and will continue monthly throughout the year as beneficiaries enter the coverage gap. Get the most up-to-date information about this and other upcoming changes at www.healthreform.gov.

In May 2009, HBO premiered The Alzheimer’s Project, a groundbreaking four part documentary series about Alzheimer’s disease, presented in association with the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association. The series takes a close look at the pioneering discoveries made by the country’s leading scientists, as well as the effects of this debilitating and fatal disease both on those with Alzheimer’s and on their families.