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Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Caregiver Consultant

Wilder Community Center for Aging

941 Lafond Ave, St. Paul, MN, 55104

(651) 280-2273

Website

https://www.wilder.org/what-we-offer/healthy-aging-caregiving-services/caregiver-services

Service Details

Description

Caregiver Consultation is a service that can help caregivers develop strategies to achieve a balanced lifestyle, allowing the caregiver to provide both good care and protect their own health. It is offered throughout Minnesota by professionals who are certified Caregiver Consultants. Consultants are certified by the Minnesota Board on Aging by meeting basic standards and completing training. Caregiver Consultation involves identifying a caregiver's strengths, needs and goals, and developing a plan with the caregiver.


Caregiver consultants are available to:
* Unpaid family, partners, and friends who provide care to an older adult (60 years or older)
* Unpaid family, partners, and friends who provide on-going care to younger persons with dementia
* Persons age 55 or older who live with and care for a grandchild, other relative's child, or an adult child with a disability


Caregiver Consultants may provide:
* Caregiving education and skills training
* Self-care and stress management suggestions
* Disease-specific information to support caregiving
* Guidance on managing family and care team relationships
* Communication and assertiveness skills training
* Support in developing informal networks of support
* Family meeting facilitation


The Caregiver Consultant service is part of the Minnesota Board on Aging's Live Well at Home program.


Additional Information

Services are available in-person, via phone and through email support.


Services include advice and support for:
* Problem-solving difficult situations
* Goal setting
* Help with family decision-making
* Understanding memory loss
* Navigating resources


Features

  • Area Served by County
    • Anoka County 
    • Carver County 
    • Dakota County 
    • Hennepin County 
    • Ramsey County 
    • Scott County 
    • Washington County 
  • Payment
    • Free / no cost to eligible clients 
    • Sliding fee scale 

Eligibility

Eligibility may vary by agency.


For Title III-E-funded providers, eligible individuals are unpaid caregivers (such as a spouse, adult child, relative, partner, or friend) who are caring for an older adult (60 years or older), or for an individual with dementia (such as Alzheimer's Disease).


Also eligible are people (age 55 or older) who live with and care for a grandchild, a relative's child, or an adult child with a disability.


Application Instructions

Call (651) 280-2273 or email: caregiving@wilder.org


Fees

Sliding fee scale based on income


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Services are free, or available at a low or negotiable cost


Business Hours

Area Served

Most programs serve the Twin Cities Metro Area. Service area may be dependent on program 


Websites

Phone Numbers

Type Number Hours
Main (651) 280-2509
Alternate (651) 280-2273

Last Update

10/7/2024

Other Locations

This provider does not offer this service at other locations.

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