July 1, 2002
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Program Result
Space Coast Interfaith Coalition developed an in-home respite program for caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease in East Central Florida.
September 1, 2000
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Program Result
Seniors' Resource Center, a human services agency in Colorado, opened two satellite adult day programs to attract new clients: one in South Jefferson County, and another serving the rural/mountain communities around Evergreen, Colo.
September 1, 2000
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Program Result
Extended Family, Inc. expanded enrollment and services at its adult day care sites and became financially self-sufficient.
April 1, 2004
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Journal Article
In the future, the task of caring for dying patients will probably shift increasingly from medical personnel to family and friends because so many people prefer not to die in a hospital. The resulting burden is likely to take a toll on the caregiver ...
April 1, 2002
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Program Result
The Rosalynn Carter Institute at Georgia Southwestern State University replicated a model support program for people who serve as caregivers for family members and friends with chronic conditions.
March 1, 2007
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Program Result
Staff of the National Adult Day Services Association worked to reorganize the association, raise its profile nationally and make it self-sustaining.
December 7, 2011
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Story
The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.
September 1, 2009
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Program Result
Partners in Caregiving: The Dementia Services Program was a 4.5-year, $2.5-million national program to build on the lessons from a prior program called the Dementia Care and Respite Services Program.
May 31, 2009
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Program Result
Sitka is a coastal island city accessible only by boat or air. A number of the 8,800 residents of this isolated community do not have family members or close friends nearby to rely on in times of need.
December 1, 2006
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Program Result
The Washington Regional Medical Foundation established an interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Project to organize and train volunteers to provide services for people in a four-county area in northwest Arkansas.