Respite Care Grants (AAA In-Home Respite Care Grants & ETAA In-Home Respite Care Grants)

Respite Care Grants (AAA In-Home Respite Care Grants & ETAA In-Home Respite Care Grants) is sponsored by East Texas Alzheimer's Alliance (ETAA) and Area Agency on Aging of East Texas (AAA). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Respite Care Grants - East Texas Alzheimer's Alliance We refer to a short period of rest or relief as respite . So respite care means professional care for your loved one so that you can have a much needed and well-deserved break. Institutional Respite Care Grants: Means your loved one can stay in a safe, collaborative, medical facility for up to three days to five days.

AAA In-Home Respite Care Grants: Means your loved one can have up to eight hours per week for eight weeks to provide in-home services such as meal preparation, light housework, and assistance with activities for daily living such as bathing. ETAA In-Home Respite Care Grants: Means we are offering up to 20 hours of FREE respite (per year).

Your loved one can have up to 20 hours to provide in-home services such as meal preparation, light housework, and assistance with activities for daily living such as bathing paid by ETAA. This is an introductory grant to help you figure out what your plan is going to be, long term.

The Care Coordination Program facilitated by the Area Agency on Aging of East Texas is an ongoing process to assess the needs of an older individual and effectively plan, arrange, coordinate and follow up on services which most appropriately meet the needs as mutually defined by the individual, the access and assistance staff, a family member(s) or other caregiver.

The service is available to older individuals within the Area Agency on Aging’s 14-county service area . The program provides short-terms services to help clients to remain independent and make future plans. Caregiver Support Services may include: Full assessment of the caregiver situation; Information about services and support to meet caregiver needs; Assistance in making long-range caregiving plans.

Arrangement of Support Services may include: In-home respite care provisions for a brief rest or relief from caregiving responsibilities; Institutional Respite Care provisions for a brief rest or relief from caregiving responsibilities for an individual diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia; Community resources or referrals Cases referred by ETAA are given a priority designation with the Area Agency on Aging of East Texas.

To begin the referral process.

Please fill out the following form: Caregiver Best Contact Number * Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Does the individual live with the caregiver?

* Does the caregiver have legal Power of Attorney to make medical decisions for the individual? * Institutional (Facility) Respite Care We need you with us. 100% of donations are used locally to further the mission of the East Texas Alzheimer’s Alliance and we promise to be worthy stewards of your gifts.

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