Caregiver Support

Older woman with smiling nurse

The Area Agency on Aging sponsors services to educate, counsel and advise caregivers and help them deal with the physical and emotional stresses of caregiving. Other services provide direct care for the older adults to assist the caregiver or give the caregiver a much needed break.

Caregiver services include:

  • Caregiver Counseling – identification of caregiving concerns and approaches to resolving those concerns.
  • In-Home Services – attendant care or bath aide, housekeeping and chore service, or weekly medication management for the older adult who is the focus of caregiving.
  • Respite Care – temporary relief of caregiving responsibilities for primary caregivers, usually for four hours once a week.

Some Family Caregiver Support Initiative services are provided free of charge. Other services are available on a sliding scale or donation basis.

For more information, email an information specialist or call 913-715-8861.

Trualta E-Learning and Print Resources for Caregivers

The Johnson County Area Agency on Aging offers a personalized innovative eLearning program for family caregivers of loved ones with dementia – part of a national program created by Trualta. It features skill-based training delivered through an online learning system and printed booklets.

Register today at joco.trualta.com.

Topics include:

  • Personal care (e.g., tips for showering, toileting)
  • Dementia care (managing difficult situations like wandering, agitation, apathy)
  • Safety and injury prevention (identifying fall risks, safely moving and transferring)
  • Caregiver wellness (e.g., balancing work and caregiving)
  • Insights from dementia expert Teepa Snow

Caregiver Newsletter

Welcome to the new caregiver newsletter, The Insight. This publication is created by the staff of Johnson County Area Agency on Aging to support and inform caregivers across our community. We hope you find the information helpful and meaningful.

You can request a free printed or digital copy of our monthly newsletter, or share your ideas for future issues, by emailing us at AHS-AgingInfo@jocogov.org or calling our team at 913-715-8861. We look forward to growing The Insight together. 

Johnson County strives to make these documents accessible for people with disabilities. If you experience any difficulty accessing the content included here, please contact ahs@jocogov.org for assistance.