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National Caregiver Support Organizations
National Caregiver Support Organizations
- Aging with Dignity
PO Box 1661
Tallahassee, FL 32302
1-888-5WISHES (594-7437)
www.agingwithdignity.org
Aging with Dignity is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing practical information, advice and legal tools to help ensure that the wishes of you and your loved one are respected through illness and dying.
- American Association. of Retired Persons (AARP)
601 E Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20049
1-800-4424-3410
www.aarp.org
Free brochures on caregiver stress, caring from a distance, and other issues facing the elderly and their families
- The Center for Family Caregivers
P.O. Box 224
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-823-0639
www.caregiving.com
Resource that offers emotional support. Includes on-line support groups.
- Children of Aging Parents
1609 Woodbourne Road
Levittown, PA 19057
1-800-7294
Information on care giving, referrals to support groups and geriatric care managers for a $20 annual membership
- Family Caregiver Alliance
690 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-434-3388
www.caregiver.org
Recognized as a pioneer among caregiver organizations, FCA operates programs at local, state and national levels. They provide up-to-date information and education for persons caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions.
- National Alliance for Caregiving
4720 Montgomery Lane
5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
www.caregiver.org
Dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.
- The National Council on Aging
300 D Street, SW
Suite 801
Washington, D.C. 20024
1-202-479-1200
www.ncoa.org
The National Council on the Aging is a national network of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the health and independence of older persons and increasing their continuing contributions to communities, society and future generations.
- National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
10400 Connecticut Avenue - #500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
1-800-896-3650
www.nfcacares.org
NFCA is a grass roots organization created to educate, support, empower and speak up for the millions of Americans who care for chronically ill, aged or disabled loved ones.
- The Well Spouse Foundation
63 West Main Street - Suite H
Freehold, NJ 07728
1-800-838-0879
www.wellspouse.org
Well Spouse is a national, not for profit membership organization which gives support to wives, husbands, and partners of the chronically ill and/or disabled. Well Spouse support groups meet monthly where members can share their thoughts and feelings openly with others facing similar circumstances in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. WS support groups are also an excellent source for information on a wide-range of practical issues facing spousal caregivers.
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