Caregiver Support

Abledata - Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation through the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, they have a database of over 30,000 products to assist the disabled. They also have a complete compliment of additional services, including help in buying and selling used equipment.
www.abledata.com

Care for the Carers - Supports people in East Sussex (UK) who look after sick or disabled relatives, friends, neighbours, partners, or children in their own homes.
www.cftc.org.uk

The Care Network - The Care Network offers information and support to make life easier for carers and the person they care for. It also gives opportunities to meet other Carers, share experiences and work together.
www.thecarenetwork.co.uk

Caregiver Network - Based in Toronto, Canada. Resource centre created to help caregivers deal with stress while dealing with the elderly and ill.
www.caregiver.ca/

Carers Liaison Project - Offers assistance to those involved in care work with support, help, and carers allowance information. Based in West Sussex, UK.
www.carersliaison.org.uk/

Carers National Association - Providing information, support and campaigning for carers in the UK.
www.carersonline.org.uk/

Carers Support Services - Information, links, advice and online support. With discussion board, news, chat rooms, contacts, and polls.
www.carerssupport.org.uk

Carewise Project - Young carers project located in Northern Devon, UK. Offers support to youth who have the responsibility of looking after other relatives.
beehive.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/carewise

Caring Road - Support network links caregivers with others.
www.caringroad.org

Center for Caregiver Training - Practical, free resource to help family and friends provide home care for patients with cancer, AIDS, brain tumors, and other serious illnesses.
caregiving101.org

Coaching Caregivers LLC - Caregivers find solutions to caregiving problems and a desire to begin or resume personal and professional goals.
www.coachingcaregivers.com

Cossey Carers Support Group - A voluntary support group for unpaid carers who look after for family or a friend. Located in Norwich and Norfolk, UK.
www.costesseycarers.co.uk

Empowering caregivers - Interactive community with attention to emotional and spiritual support to empower the role of caregiving.
www.care-givers.com/community/community.html

FGA - Provides consulting services, claims processing services, training services, and outsourcing services to home healthcare providers.
www.fgainc.com

Healing Palms of Kauai - Offers caregiver support, programs, and gift packages. Holds caregiver retreat and vacation packages are held on this Hawaiian island.
www.healingpalmskauai.com

Home Health Assembly of New Jersey - Organization which offers information, assistance and advocacy for home health care providers, patients and their families.
www.homecarenj.org

Jontek - Supplier of systems to support home care providers and those responsible for supplying round the clock monitoring of clients in their own homes.
www.jontek.com

Karer's Korner - Unmoderated chat rooms specifically designed for carers of ill and disabled people. Take some time out to come and chat with someone who understands you.
www.forestcomputer.com/kk/

Maldon Carers Centre - Support and respite for informal carers throughout the Primary Care Trust Maldon and South Chelmsford area.
beehive.thisisessex.co.uk/maldoncarerscentre

National Family Caregiver Support Program - Developed by the U.S. Administration on Aging. Offers Information, Individual counseling, organization of support groups, and caregiver training, and Respite care
www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/caregiver.asp

New York State Association of Health Care Providers - A statewide trade organization representing home care and community-based providers through advocacy, information and education. Membership, providers, publications, and contacts.
www.nyshcp.org

Part of Life: Helping Home Carers - Sets up a private web site that acts as a communications focal point for families and friends of the long term and terminally ill.
www.partoflife.com/

Redbridge Carers Support Service - Carers support service providing information, support and recognition. Located in Redbridge, UK.
www.rcss.org.uk/

Rotherham Crossroads - Promotes individual care packages for in-home carers and people with care needs.
www.crossroadsrotherham.co.uk

Small Assisted Living Alliance - A membership organization advocating on behalf of Maryland's small assisted living facilities.
www.salalliance.com

Texas Association for Home Care - Nonprofit organization aimed at improving acute, sub-acute, rehabilitative, and long-term care. Information on membership, upcoming events, directories, regulations, publications, and contacts.
www.tahc.org/

Well Spouse Foundation - Support community for people caring for their ill spouses, whether due to illnesses of aging, accident, or disease.
www.wellspouse.org/

West Texas Cares - Caring for caregivers through education and support.
www.westtexascares.com

Wit and Wisdom for Caregivers - These are reflections helpful for people in caregiving situations, especially the terminally ill.
members.aol.com/toyhorse50