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Caregiver Consultant

715 1st St N, Cold Spring, MN 56320

Eligibility

Eligibility may vary by agency. For Title III-E-funded providers, eligible individuals are unpaid caregivers (such as a spouse, adult child, relative, partner, or friend) who are caring for an older adult (60 years or older), or for an individual with dementia (such as Alzheimer's Disease). Also eligible are people (age 55 or older) who live with and care for a grandchild, a relative's child, or an adult child with a disability.

Hours

8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

Application process

Contact Ashely Haselkamp, Caregiver Consultant, at (320) 685-3696 or email: [email protected]

Fees

Sliding fee scale based on income

Site Service Area

Serves the St. Cloud metro area and rural Stearns county, with the exceptions of the Holdingford and the Belgrade/Brooten areas Cities include: Melrose, Sauk Centre, Kimball, St. Joseph, Avon, Albany, Rockville, Richmond, Cold Spring, St. Cloud and many outlying areas in between

Other Information

Payment

  • Title III
  • Sliding fee scale

Specialization

  • Caregivers
Caregiver Consultation is a service that can help caregivers develop strategies to achieve a balanced lifestyle, allowing the caregiver to provide both good care and protect their own health. It is offered throughout Minnesota by professionals who are certified Caregiver Consultants. Consultants are certified by the Minnesota Board on Aging by meeting basic standards and completing training. Caregiver Consultation involves identifying a caregiver's strengths, needs and goals, and developing a plan with the caregiver. Caregiver consultants are available to:
  • Unpaid family, partners, and friends who provide care to an older adult (60 years or older)
  • Unpaid family, partners, and friends who provide on-going care to younger persons with dementia
  • Persons age 55 or older who live with and care for a grandchild, other relative's child, or an adult child with a disability
Caregiver Consultants may provide:
  • Caregiving education and skills training
  • Self-care and stress management suggestions
  • Disease-specific information to support caregiving
  • Guidance on managing family and care team relationships
  • Communication and assertiveness skills training
  • Support in developing informal networks of support
  • Family meeting facilitation
The Caregiver Consultant service is part of the Minnesota Board on Aging's Live Well at Home program.

Last Update

03/20/2026

Providing organization

Benedictine Living Community - Cold Spring - Faith in Action