Nearly 53 million people in America are providing care for aging parents or a loved one. Are you one of them?
Caregivers face a number of tasks, decisions and feelings–from dealing with your loved one’s special challenges and navigating a maze of resources, to balancing caregiving with other responsibilities and managing your own health.
CICOA’s CareAware caregiver support service is here for you. We offer one-on-one caregiver counseling for individuals of any income level, as well as group education and support.
* Caregiving in the U.S.–2020 Report
Help for Caregivers Starts Here
Whether you’re taking care of aging parents, grandparents, a spouse or partner, or a child or adult with disabilities, we provide coaching to help you with:
- Self care
- Emotional support
- Finding peer caregiver support groups
- Planning for in-home or long-term care
- Transitioning between levels of care
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Take this 15-minute online self-assessment. The TCARE Caregiver Assessment can identify the symptoms of impending caregiver burnout and find solutions before burnout becomes a crisis.
With its custom-tailored plan of care that offers fresh perspective and services unique to each situation, TCARE® is statistically proven to prevent burnout.
Currently 84 percent of caregivers nationwide report lower levels of stress and depression in as few as six months after a TCARE® intervention.
After the assessment, a CICOA caregiver options counselor may follow up to offer support on your caregiving journey.
Caregiver Support Services
Get a CareAware Consultation
Call the Aging & Disability Resource Center
(317) 803-6131 or (800) 432-2422
Caregiver Resources
Solutions Guide
The CICOA Solutions Guide is a resource for seniors, people with disabilities and family caregivers in Central Indiana.
CareAware Video Series
Help and Hope for Family Caregivers is a free six-part video series and accompanying workbook to help meet the emotional, physical and logistical demands of caregiving. Each video features interviews with subject matter experts and real life family caregivers.
More Caregiver Resources
Find links to more organizations and programs, local and nationwide, that can assist you in your caregiving journey.
Caregiver Blog
‘This is my Caryn, and she’s from CICOA’
8 Challenges of Aging: Empowerment & Purpose
Does your loved one live outside Central Indiana?
For more information on programs or services nationwide, use the ElderCare Locator or call 800-677-1116.