Greene County Health Department

                                                310 Fifth Street                          Reach-out Clinic Site

                                         Carrollton, Illinois 62016            407 North Main Street

                                         (217) 942-6961                         White Hall, Illinois  62092

                                                    Fax: (217) 942-3904                  (217) 374-6585

                                             Contact us at greenecountyhealth@gmail.com

 

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Family Caregiver Resource Center

The Family Caregiver Resource Center provides a starting point for services for caregiving families.

The Family Resource Center provides access to information, training, support groups, counseling, resource libraries, respite care and supplemental services to family caregivers of persons 60 years or older, and to grandparents raising grandchildren.  Follow-up will be conducted to see if needs were met.

How to figure out your role as CAREGIVER -

bulletI provide regular emotional or physical assistance (such as helping with lifting or helping someone move from a bed to a chair) to my spouse, parent, neighbor, adult child or friend.
bulletI help a senior pay bills.
bulletI shop or do errands for a senior.
bulletI drive a senior to the doctor or take him/her to a community center.
bulletI remind a senior when to take pills or provide help with personal care.
bulletI regularly prepare meals or clean house for a senior.

Information and Assistance Program This program provides information and assistance for caregivers and potential caregivers and connects these caregivers to the best resources.  This can be done on-site, over the phone, or taken to another location.  Referrals for this service can come from any source.  Funded by Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, Inc.

Greene County Health Department can refer clients to Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, Inc. for Gap Filling Services.  Gap Filling Services provides assistance to meet individual needs of older persons living in a non-institutional setting for purposes of maintaining independence, providing a safe environment and/or delaying institutionalization.  Clients must be age 60 or over, living in a non-institutional setting.  Clients must be in economic need and have no other resources to pay for the purchases.  Funded by Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, Inc.

 

http://www.seniorsprojectlife.org