Dementia Patients
Project Care offers respite vouchers and works with families who need extra care.
To be eligible for care consultation, the care recipient has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other related dementia(s) and the adult caregiver recognizes they can benefit from case management.
Attached is a brochure for families.
My direct contact is Amanda Biggs @ abiggs@accog.org- (252)414-3230
*Please note they cannot be on Medicaid to be approved for voucher.
TO FIND OUT MORE PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK- https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/aging/project-care-caregiver-alternatives-running-empty
THE SUNSHINE CENTER
Resource Info from the Eastern NC Division of the Alzheimer's Association. Peer support groups https://ccseniorservices.weebly.com/sunshine-center.html
Please call Alissa at (252) 638-1790 if you need help with any other resource info.
Memory Cafe
A unique Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group experience for caregivers and their loved ones. Session begins in a café style setting with dinner provided at 4:00 pm. Break away session begins shortly after dinner. Caregivers attend the support group while trained staff members provide supervision to loved ones as they interact with their peer group during games and activities.
Sessions meet the 1st Monday of each month from 4-6:30 pm. Reservations are required for attendance. The next regularly scheduled meeting has been rescheduled to 4pm on September 9th.
Reservation deadline is the last Friday of the prior month by noon. For more information contact us at 252 638-1790. The Memory Café is a part of Craven County Senior Services at 811 George Street, New Bern, NC.
You are not alone, we hear caregivers say they are looking for support from people who "really understand because they've been there, too." The Memory Cafe offers just that – a safe environment for caregivers, family and friends of persons with dementia to meet and develop a mutual support system.
It's a place to:
Exchange information on caregiving problems and possible solutions
Talk through daily challenges and ways of coping
Express anxieties, needs and concerns
Discover resources available in our community
