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The Caregiver Guide

12/01/2006 | Requests *

 

Summary

The Utah Real Choice grant produced “The Caregiver Guide” and they have shared several modules. Topics covered include: Community Supports to Stay at Home, Caring for a family member with mental illness, Hiring and managing personal assistants, Assistive technology, Creating an accessible home, and Caring for a child with special needs. Modules are also available in Spanish. 

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Available Files

  • Module 10 (Spanish) PDF (212K, 36 pages)
  • Module 10: Community Supports-Remain At Home PDF (200K, 30 pages)
  • Module 11 (Spanish) PDF (92K, 19 pages)
  • Module 11: Hiring, Training, & Managing PCAs PDF (297K, 16 pages)
  • Module 12 (Spanish) PDF (335K, 27 pages)
  • Module 12: Assistive Technology PDF (270K, 24 pages)
  • Module 13 (Spanish) PDF (337K, 23 pages)
  • Module 13: The Accessible Homes PDF (277K, 21 pages)
  • Module 14 (Spanish) PDF (197K, 17 pages)
  • Module 14: Children w/Special Health Care PDF (376K, 18 pages)
  • Module 15 (Spanish) PDF (127K, 20 pages)
  • Module 15: Family Members with Mental Health PDF (100K, 23 pages)

Keywords

Assistive Technology; Caregiving; Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs; Community Inclusion; Eligibility; Human Services; Independent Living; Person Centered Planning; Personal Assistant; Respite; home health; personal care; home modifications; 

Topic

Accessibility, Aging Issues, Children and Family Services, Consumer Direction, Developmental/Psychiatric Disabilities, Long-Term Care, Mental Health, Olmstead, Physical Disabilities 

Type/Tool

Assessments, Manuals, Reports, Training materials, Workbooks 

Source

Grantee produced, Utah 

State

Utah 

Date Created

02/27/2007 

Contact

Nirvana Huhtala Petlick

npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/1851

Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.

* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007


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