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Information, guidance and support for family and other informal caregivers, typically through in-person meetings, over the phone or using online communications. MORE INFORMATION Caregivers are matched with others in similar situations so they can share experiences, tips, ideas, and provide socialization and support.

Learn more about a specific topic and how to connect to additional resources and services. MORE INFORMATION Provides free resources to help people make decisions about end-of-life care and services before a crisis. This includes: * Hospice * Palliative care * Advance care planning * Serious illness * Grief and loss * Caregiving * Advance Directives

Learn more about a specific topic and how to connect to additional resources and services. MORE INFORMATION Provides free resources to help people make decisions about end-of-life care and services before a crisis. This includes: * Hospice * Palliative care * Advance care planning * Serious illness * Grief and loss * Caregiving * Advance Directives

Family caregiver training and education focuses on building caregiver skills, dealing with stress and managing the caregiver role. Learn more about family caregiver costs that are covered through waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual. MORE INFORMATION Offers dementia-related caregiver education. Topics include: * Legal issues associated with dementia * Resources * Finances * Foundations of caregiving * Effective communications * Responding to dementia-related behaviors * Empowered Caregiver series

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 Coaches are available to make referrals to community agencies, offer guidance in personal and family decisions, assist with health care directives, and provide emotional support when a loved one is admitted to a health care facility or passes on.

Information, guidance and support for family and other informal caregivers, typically through in-person meetings, over the phone or using online communications. MORE INFORMATION Caregivers are matched with others in similar situations so they can share experiences, tips, ideas, and provide socialization and support.

Family caregiver training and education focuses on building caregiver skills, dealing with stress and managing the caregiver role. Learn more about family caregiver costs that are covered through waivers in the Community-Based Services Manual. MORE INFORMATION Offers dementia-related caregiver education. Topics include: * Legal issues associated with dementia * Resources * Finances * Foundations of caregiving * Effective communications * Responding to dementia-related behaviors * Empowered Caregiver series

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 Coaches are available to make referrals to community agencies, offer guidance in personal and family decisions, assist with health care directives, and provide emotional support when a loved one is admitted to a health care facility or passes on.