Caregiver Resources
Training
Jamie’s Place Adult Family Homes offers and HCA (health care aide) class for community members interested in becoming a caregiver. They additionally offer a HCA to CNA (certified nursing assistant) bridge class. This allows a licensed HCA to quickly become a licensed CNA, the benefit to that is that CNA often have a higher hourly wage, and are licensed to work in hospitals, clinics, and a variety of other healthcare settings.
Learn more here: Jamie’s Place — Classes (jamiesplace.org)
Support Groups
Caregivers have a high rate of burnout and often suffer from anxiety and depression. It is important for caregivers to take care of their physical and mental health, finding mental health support is encouraged for all caregivers. In our rural location it can often be hard to find support groups, below are a list of online resources for caregiver support groups.
AgingCare’s Caregiver Forum: This forum provides a place to ask questions related to caregiving and see posts from other caregivers, sometimes it can be easier to talk to individuals who are in the same situation as you.
Caregiver Support Community: Is a Facebook group for caregivers in need of a community. Social media is a regular part of most of our day and finding a community and support system on social media can make caregivers feel less alone.
Caring for Elderly Parents: Is a Facebook group specifically for children caring for parents, which can be an exceedingly challenging undertaking. Social media support groups are a growing trend as it allows real time interactions with a community that can span the globe.
Better Help: An online therapy platform that allows you to connect with a therapist online via video, phone, and even text messaging. They are licensed, accredited professionals. Better Help has a reputation of being affordable and convenient for those with a busy lifestyle.
Aging and Adult Care of Central Washington
Aging and Adult Care offers support in connecting unpaid caregivers to resources and programs that can provide respite care among many other things. AACCW also helps individuals connect to a Kinship Caregivers Support Program. A program meant to help when an emergent need for grandparents or other relatives to have children and family care for them.
Family Caregiver Support Program
Kinship Caregivers Support Program
Phone: (509) 886-0700
Community Resources
Methow At Home
A non-profit organization that can be used by an Methow Valley residents that need more support to live and independent life. Methow At Home provides services with transportation, household support, personal support, technical support with electronics and online bill paying assistance, and any other things. There is an annual membership fee.
Methow at Home has a homesharing sign up platform on their website, partnered with Silvernest. You can both offer your home and sign up to rent a room in a home. This is one way we are trying to combat the housing crisis and the loneliness that can come if you live alone as you age.
Website: Home - Methow At Home (clubexpress.com)
Homesharing: Methow at Home | Silvernest
Contact: manager@methowathome.com
Phone: 509-996-5844
Jamie’s Place
Jamie’s Place is a non-profit adult family home located in our community. Jamie’s Place has 12 bedrooms for community members and provides 24-hour around the clock care. Jamie’s Place specialize in dementia care but
are available for anyone who can no longer safely remain at home.
Website: Jamie’s Place (jamiesplace.org)
Contact: email Jessica at JamiesPlaceAFH@gmail.com
Phone: (509) 996-5964
Lookout Coalition
Lookout Coalition is a volunteer organization that helps to connect aging residents in the Methow Valley with resources. They have an extensive volunteer community that has a wide variety of expertise, many are trained in hospice and provide support on a volunteer basis. All services for the Lookout Coalition are provided FREE of charge to any community members.
Website: Lookout Coalition
Phone: 509-761-9917
Aging and Adult Care of Central Washington
Aging and Adult Care help those in need by working with community organizations to help find resources needed to age safely and independently in their homes.
Website: Assistance in Your Home | Aging & Adult Care of Central Washington | Omak, WA (aaccw.org)
Phone: (509) 886-0700
Medicaid Alternative Care- Resource for those who have unpaid family caregivers, or those who do not currently have a caregiver.
Family Caregiver Support Program- For those who have family members providing support and care.
Information and Assistance- Help individuals find and connect with the resources they need to age safely at home.
In-Home Care- Support for finding an in-home caregiver through Medicaid and DSHS.
What do you do when there is no caregiver to help?
Currently in the Methow Valley there is a shortage of caregivers, and it can be rare to find a caregiver that is looking for work. In that case family and friends are the best option to help care for a loved one until a caregiver can be found. It can be challenging to know where to start when caring for a loved one out of the normal roles. There are a multitude of online training resources that can help families and friends become better prepared for the challenge of caregiving.
AARP has helpful resources and training accessible via their website.
AARP Resources for Caregivers and their Families
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services has information regarding how to become a family caregiver, who qualifies for state help with caregiving at home and many other state funded resources.