Senior Community Services
Caregiver Support
10201 Wayzata Blvd, Ste 335, Minnetonka, MN, 55305
Distance: 1520 Miles
(612) 770-7005
k.wiebusch@seniorcommunity.org
https://seniorcommunity.org/services/caregiver-support
Service Details
Description
Information, guidance and support for family and other informal caregivers, typically through in-person meetings, over the phone or using online communications.
Additional Information
Program provides:
* Caregiver coaching
* Caregiver consultations
* Support groups
* Family meeting facilitation
* Information and assistance
CareNextion is a free web-based tool that helps caregivers coordinate responsibilities and cares:
* A shared calendar to organize tasks and errands
* Journal feature to track progress, doctor's visits and important information
* Document storage and access
* Consult with a social worker (for a fee)
Features
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Area Served by County
- Carver County
- Hennepin County
- Scott County
- Sherburne County
- Wright County
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Specialization
- Caregivers
Eligibility
Any person of any age caring for an older adult or someone with a cognitive diagnosis living in Hennepin, Scott, Carver, Sherburne, or Wright Counties.
Note: Either the caregiver or the care receiver can live in one of these counties to be eligible.
CareNextion can be used by anyone.
Business Hours
8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday
Area Served
Hennepin County
Caregiver support services offered in Hennepin, Carver, Scott, Sherburne and Wright counties
Websites
Phone Numbers
Type | Number | Hours |
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Main | (952) 541-1019 | |
HOME Program - Hennepin County | (952) 746-4046 | |
HOME Program - Sherburne and Wright County | (763) 416-7969 |
Last Update
2/14/2025
Other Locations
This provider does not offer this service at other locations.
Other Services or resources
- Caregiver Consultant
- Caregiver Education and Training
- Chore Services (Waiver) - HOME program
- Fall Prevention
- Family Caregiver Services
- Home Repair and Maintenance - HOME Program
- Homemaker Services
- House Cleaning - HOME Program
- Information and Support
- Snow Removal - HOME Program
- Support Group - Caregivers and Memory Loss (Memory Cafe)
- Technology Help for Older Adults - Technology Education, Connection & Help (TECH)
- Yard Work - HOME Program
Taxonomy Terms Used: Clicking a taxonomy term from the list below launches a new search.
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LH-0350Aging and Disability Resource Centers Definition
Programs that create a single, coordinated system of information and access for older adults and people with disabilities who are seeking long term support to minimize confusion, enhance individual choice, and support informed decision-making. ADRC centers serve as a single point of entry to public long term support programs and services. They offer information and counseling regarding available long term support options; assist individuals in determining their eligibility for public long term support programs and benefits including level of care determinations for Medicaid nursing facility and home and community-based service waiver programs; provide short-term case management to stabilize long term supports for individuals and their families in times of immediate need; help people plan for their future long term support needs; and provide information about and referral to other programs and benefits (such as health promotion and disease prevention, transportation services, housing and income support programs) that help people remain in the community.
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PH-0780Caregiver Consultation and Support Definition
Programs that provide information, guidance and assistance that supports the ability of family members and other informal caregivers to make decisions and solve problems relating to their caregiving role. The service helps the caregiver find practical solutions to concerns about the health and wellbeing of the care recipient; and may be provided via an advice line or an online chat service as well as in in-person settings.
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PH-1000Case/Care Management Definition
Programs that develop plans for the evaluation, treatment and/or care of individuals who, because of age, illness, disability or other difficulties, need assistance in planning and arranging for services; which assess the individual's needs; coordinate the delivery of needed services; ensure that services are obtained in accordance with the case plan; and follow up and monitor progress to ensure that services are having a beneficial impact on the individual. Case management is a collaborative process characterized by communication, advocacy and resource management to promote high quality, cost-effective interventions and outcomes.
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PN-8100.4500-120Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups Definition
Mutual support groups whose members are family, friends, significant others, non-familial caregivers or attendants who are caring for someone who has a temporary, chronic, life-threatening or terminal illness or disability or who is elderly and increasingly unable to provide for his or her own care. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and provide emotional support, information and resources to help participants ensure their own well-being while remaining involved in the intense care of a loved one. Also included are care receiver support groups that help people who have a caregiver cope with the fact that they require care. Care receiver support groups are often offered in conjunction with caregiver support groups and are structured to allow care receivers to participate in their own group while their caregiver attends another.
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RP-1400.8000-145Caregiver Counseling Definition
Programs that provide emotional support, information and guidance in individual and/or group settings for family members, friends, significant others, non-familial caregivers or attendants who are caring for someone who has a serious illness or disability or who is elderly and increasingly unable to provide for his or her own care, and are feeling overwhelmed by their responsibilities and the effect that their caregiving role has had on their lives.
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YD-3300Informal Caregivers Definition
Family members, friends, neighbors and others who assume responsibility for attending to the daily needs of individuals who are temporarily or permanently unable to care for themselves due to general frailty; illnesses, injuries or progressively debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or mental illness; or other incapacitating problems without compensation. Some, but not all, states have programs that help people pay for the caregiver of their choice, and in certain circumstances that can be a family member. Most of these programs have income and other eligibility requirements that the care recipient must meet, and strict rules often apply as to who can be paid for the caregiving. Benefits may also be available for veterans and their families through the Veteran's Administration.
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YF-2000Frail Elderly Definition
Older adults who have a condition that affects their independence and places them at future risk of needing a higher level of care than is currently required.
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YF-3300Home/Community Care Recipients Definition
Individuals who have chronic illnesses or disabilities or are frail elderly, who are unable to take care of their own daily living needs independently and who require one or a a combination of ongoing in-home or out-of-home care supportive arrangements which may include care in their own homes by relatives or other caregivers; care in their own homes combined with participation in an adult day care or similar program; residence in an assisted living facility, adult foster home, continuing care retirement community, life care community, senior residential care home or other supervised living facility; case management; advocacy to assure their safety and rights; and/or other forms of basic assistance.
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YJ-4000Families/Friends of Frail/Dependent Elderly Definition
The children, spouses, partners, friends or other relatives or significant others of people who are unable to care for themselves due to general frailty; illnesses, injuries or progressively debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or mental illness; or other incapacitating problems, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by interaction with and concern about the elderly individual.