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What is the Maryland Family Caregiver Support Program?

The Maryland Family Caregiver Support Program is administered by the local network of Area Agencies on Aging, with funding from the federal Administration for Community Living. The program helps family and informal caregivers care for their loved ones at home for as long as possible. ...

Who is a family caregiver in Maryland?

These caregivers typically include spouses, adult children, relatives, and friends. Maryland's Family Caregiver SupportProgram works in conjunction with a host of State and community-based services to create a coordinated array of supports for individuals who need them. ...

How much care does a caregiver provide in Maryland?

Caregivers have provided an estimated $5.2 billion in unreimbursed care to adults. In Maryland, there are over 770,000 people whose care for their aging spouse, relative, friend, or community member allows them to remain in their homes. Most of these caregivers are female. ...

What is a Family Caregiver Program?

The program helps family and informal caregivers care for their loved ones at home for as long as possible. Family caregivers are the major source of unpaid help for older and disabled adults living in communities across the state. These caregivers typically include spouses, adult children, relatives, and friends. ...

What is the National Family Caregiver Support Program?

The Department administers National Family Caregiver Support Program services to help families under certain circumstances, including those that care for frail older relatives and grandparents, or older relatives who serve as caregivers for minor children or children of any age who have disabilities. ...

Who is eligible for National Family Caregiver Support Program Services?

National Family Caregiver Support Program services are available to adult family members who provide in-home and community care for a person age 60 or older, or to grandparents and relatives age 55 or older who serve as caregivers for children 18 and younger, or for children of any age who have disabilities. ...