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Senior Community Services - Crow River Senior Center

Caregiver Consultant

11800 Town Center Dr NE, Ste 200, St. Michael, MN 55376

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. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Caregivers in Carver, Hennepin, Scott, Sherburne, and Wright counties Note: Either the caregiver or the care receiver can live in one of these counties to be eligible.

Hours

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

Fees

Sliding fee scale based on income ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  • Title III grant funding is available
  • Accepts Elderly Waiver of the care receiver payment
  • No one is denied service because of inability to pay

Site Service Area

Wright and Sherburne counties

Other Information

Specialization

  • Caregivers

Payment

  • Title III
  • Sliding fee scale
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. MORE INFORMATION Addressing concerns about the care receiver: Identifying needs, developing an approach, problem solving, decision making, and referring to services

Last Update

04/16/2026

Providing organization

Senior Community Services