Caregiver Resource &
Counseling Center for Lake County
Required for Lake County Services Appointment
1. First Step: Pre-Screening
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2. Second Step: Post-Screening
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List of Services
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Gap-Filling Services are provided to complement the care provided by caregivers.
Services include:
- Emergency response systems
- Emergency transportation
- Utility bill assistance
- Legal services
- Incontinence supplies
- Required school or activity fees
- Clothing, shoes, etc.
- Home Safety Renovation
Assistant Services help caregivers obtain services and resources that are available within their communities.
Services include:
- Information & Assistance
- Caregiver Needs Assessment
- Referrals
- Access Assistance
- Follow-Up
- Outreach
Respite Services provide temporary, substitute supports or living arrangements for care receivers.
Services include:
- In-Home Respite Care
- Adult or Day Care Services
- Facility Respite
Training & Education Services provide education to caregivers either individually or in a group.
Services include:
- Self-Care Skills
- Caregiving Skills
- Caregiver Training Sessions
Support Group Services provide advice, guidance, and support to caregivers on an ongoing basis.
Support Groups that address topics including (but not limited to):
- Issues of life
- Issues of role transitions
- Interpersonal relationships
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Guardianship
- Health
- Nutrition
- Financial literacy
Counseling Services offer advice, guidance, and coaching to an individual caregiver.
Services include:
- Counseling Services
- Life Coaching
- Purposeful Therapeutic Assistance
Eligible Participants (all participants must live in Lake County):
Family Caregiver: Adult that provides unpaid, in-home care to person withAlzheimer’s Disease or other dementias (of any age). Including but not limited to:
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Vascular Dementia
- Dementia with Lewy Bodies
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Parkinson’s Dementia
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
ADRD Services assist caregivers of persons with diagnosed or suspected dementia.
Services include:
- Care
- Medical Care and Supplies
- Environmental and Material Aids
- Community Access
Funding provided in whole or in part by AgeGuide Northeastern Illinois and the IllinoisDepartment on Aging
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