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A place to turn for help
If you are a caregiver and need help, assistance may be available in your community. Most of the programs and services mentioned in this guide are for adults 60 or older, and are federally funded through the Older Americans Act.

Contact us to get information about these services and other programs in your community. The goal of these services is to support the caregiver so that he or she can continue as the primary caregiver.

Finding Solutions That Work For You

JAAA can help you determine the kinds of assistance you and your care receiver need.  Call or e-mail info@jhawkaaa.org.

Try our easy self-assessment to help us help you. This tool can identify possible programs and services available to you and/or your loved one.

 

Request a copy of the Kansas Caregiver Guide, a Kansas Dept on Aging publication, available through JAAA or KDOA.
Best of all -
ITS FREE!

 
Community Assistance

If you are a caregiver and need help, programs and assistance may be available in your community. 

Caregiver Services You Might Find Helpful:

  • Information
  • Assistance
  • Support Groups
  • Respite Care
  • Homemaker
  • Bathroom Items
  • Chore
  • Grandparents or Relative Caregiver Services

Determining the Type of Care You Need

Selecting an Agency

Ways to Make Caregiving Easier

Caregivers - Caring for Both of Us
 

"There are only four kinds of people in this world - those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who need caregivers."

- Former First Lady
Rosalyn Carter

Did you know?
If you are an employee covered under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act, you are entitled to take up to 12 weeks of upaid leave during any one year to care for a spouse, son, daughter, or parent who has a serious health condition.

 
 
Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, or disability. If you have a complaint, contact 785-235-1367 or TDD/TTY 800-776-3777
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