Senior Caregiver Support Case Study

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I reviewed and thoroughly enjoyed your presentation on the senior caregiver support program. Since there is no area on the rubric for comment, I wanted to reach out to both of you to share how much I appreciated your presentation. I work with individuals affected by a developmental disabilities. The families and caregivers of these individuals share the same lack of support and resources as the caregivers for the elderly population. While there is a great need for financial support for the caregivers, often times respite support is more valuable the family or caregiver and as case manager I would like to see everyone (including family members) trained to be a caregiver. With that said, I find it unfortunate that only 1.29% of caregivers were