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Caregiver Support Initiatives in Minnesota

Caregiver Support Initiatives in Minnesota. Overview of services delivered through Minnesota’s Aging Network. Decade of Development. National Family Caregiver Support Program created in 2000 by Congress Older Americans Act Program

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Caregiver Support Initiatives in Minnesota

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  1. Caregiver Support Initiatives in Minnesota Overview of services delivered through Minnesota’s Aging Network

  2. Decade of Development • National Family Caregiver Support Program created in 2000 by Congress • Older Americans Act Program • Provided a policy framework and funds for services to support family caregivers, primarily of older adults • Necessitated a paradigm shift to focus on caregivers • Grounded in long-standing recognition of caregiver burden and need for respite

  3. Caregiver Support – Service Development Policies • Recognizes the tremendous value of family caregiving • Strives to be person-centered, affordable and accessible • First sliding fee donation policy incorporated • Important to meet unique needs of diverse caregivers and their families • Goal was to develop a network of support through a statewide, coordinated system

  4. Minnesota’s Approach • Minnesota Board on Aging and Area Agency on Aging service development and provider Network • Services developed and subsidized by Older Americans Act funds. Most became available in the LTC Waiver menu. • Some expansion of existing models of respite care, education and training • Early focus areas included statewide awareness campaigns to spur caregivers to self-identify

  5. Minnesota’s Approach • Core Services Developed • Information about available services and supports • Assistance in finding and arranging services • Education and Training • Coaching/consultation • Support Groups • Respite • Adult Day Services • Supplemental Services

  6. Minnesota’s Approach • By mid-decade, established Network began integrating innovative practice models and evidence-informed and evidence-based services • Tailored Caregiver Assessment and Referral (TCARE) • Translation of the Mittleman-New York University caregiver counseling and support intervention • Powerful Tools for Caregivers • Refined family caregiver coaching and counseling • Adaptation of some services and supports for ethnic caregivers

  7. For Information Dawn Simonson, 651-917-4602 dawn@tcaging.org Leanna Smith, 651-917-4653 leanna@tcaging.org www.tcaging.org

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