Home Services
VA St. Louis Caregivers Support Program
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Family Caregivers Alliance Tel. 415-434-3388 / 800-445-8106
- FCA is a public voice for caregivers. Our pioneering programs- information, education, services, research and advocacy- support and sustain the important work of families nationwide caring for loved ones with chronic, disabling health conditions.
- Information and resources for caregivers: “Caregiving Info and Advice” includes topics such as: Fact sheets and health information, state-by-state navigator resources guides, work and eldercare, caregiving and veterans, webinars, online discussion groups, workshops, classes, retreats and personal stories.
Eldercare Locator Tel. 800-677-1116
- Public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. Helps older adults and their families access home and community-based services including transportation, meals, home care and caregiver support services.
National Respite Care Locator Services Tel. 919-490-5577
- Call or search the web for services in your area.
St. Louis County Human Services CORP Tel. 314-615-4516
- Provides a variety of programs and services for St. Louis residents age 60 and older.
PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) Alexian Brother Senior Ministries Tel. 314-771-5800
- The goal of the PACE program is to provide the frail elderly with a financed health, medical and social services program and the independence to remain at home.
St. Louis Area Agency on Aging Tel. 314-612-5918
- Enhances the lives of older adults and helps them live independently by providing information and assistance as well as a comprehensive and coordinated system of community based-services.
Area Agency on Aging of Southwestern Illinois Tel. 618-222-2561 / 800-326-3221
- The Area Agency on Aging of Southwestern Illinois works to help older adults remain independent in their homes and communities. Through planning, funding, responding to community needs and providing answers on aging, the Agency helps people “age well their way.”
Southwestern Illinois Visiting Nurse Association Tel. 618-236-5800 / 800-642-5429
- Provides coordinated services, in cooperation with other organizations, to improve the personal health and safety of all members of our community.
Mid-East Area Agency on Aging Tel. 636-207-1323 (St. Louis county) / 800-AGE-6060 (St. Charles, Jefferson, Franklin counties)
- Provides help to older adults and their families by linking them with programs and community resources.
Home Services Incorporated Tel. 314-259-3431
- Serves seniors and persons with disabilities who reside in the City of St. Louis by providing minor home repairs, accessibility modifications, maintenance of heating and cooling systems and security modifications. Services are free of charge. Our vision is to give our clients the choice of remaining in their own homes and not to have to move into a residential institution or nursing home because they cannot maintain their residence.
Care Giver Mentor Program Tel. 216.445.2573
- Mentor program facilitates a match with respect to diagnosis gender and age. One-on-one counseling and assistance are available over the phone and internet. Any adult with cancer or caring for a person with cancer is eligible to be matched with a mentor.
Southwestern Illinois College: Senior Companion Home Care Tel. 618-234-4410 Ext. 7036
- Senior Companions are older adult volunteers who help their peers live independently by assisting with necessary daily tasks in their homes by: reminding them when to take medications, encouraging them to remain active providing contact with the outside world, offering information about services in the community and giving free time to primary caregivers.
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