Caregiver Assessment for Lifespan Respite Grantees and Partners

Overview of Caregiver Assessment and Relevance to Respite with Q and A

Kathy Kelly, Executive Director, Family Caregiver Alliance, San Francisco, CA, presentation to State Lifespan Respite Grantees, November 4, 2011, Glendale, AZ 

Family Caregiver Alliance Resources:

Caregiver Assessment I: Why and What Should We Assess?

This webinar took place on June 20, 2012 from 12:00-1:15PM (PDT). The Powerpoint slideshow is now a downloadable PDF.

As a follow-up to the Caregivers Count Too! Report prepared by the National Center on Caregiving of Family Caregiver Alliance, this is the first of two webinars which focus on the importance of the caregiver assessment as an instrument and a process to better identify caregivers' needs and form the foundation for an appropriate plan of care.

You can listen to the presentation here.

The session covered:

• Benefits of Respite for Family Caregivers
• Who, What, Why, When, Where and How Aspects of Assessments;
• Relevant Assessment Domains;
• Voice From the Field: A Family Consultant's Perspective; and
• Updates on Caregiver Assessment Instruments - Where Do We Go From Here?

State Examples of Caregiver Assessments

Nevada

NV Assessment Tool – Rx Diagnosis

Missouri

Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging Family Caregiver Assessment