Helpful Links
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Direct Care Alliance (DCA)
- Nationwide and state-based alliance of direct-care workers, employers,
and people of all ages and disabilities who use long term services, care
and supports. Founded in November 1998, the DCA's mission is to improve
the quality of care for consumers through the creation of higher quality
jobs and working conditions for direct-care paraprofessional workers. The
DCA promotes recognition that direct-care paraprofessionals are the foundation
of good care, particularly for long-term care clients.
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Caregiver.com - Caregiver.com, a
website For, About and By Caregivers.
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National Family Caregivers Association
(NFCA) - National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports,
empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for
loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old
age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and
life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers
to health and well being.
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Family Caregiver
Alliance (FCA) - Family Caregiver Alliance was the first community-based
nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and
friends providing long-term care at home. FCA now offers programs at national,
state and local levels to support and sustain caregivers.
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National Alliance for Caregiving
- National Alliance for Caregiving is dedicated to providing support to
family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing
public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.
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Navigating the
World of Caregiving - Navigating the World of Caregiving is an interactive
tool developed by AARP for family and professional caregivers.
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Hospice Net
- Hospice Caregivers information, referrals and resource materials.
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National Caregivers Library
- National Caregivers Library consists of hundreds of articles, forms, checklists
and links to topic-specific external resources. The library is organized
into the eighteen Caregivers Resources categories.
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National Alliance for Direct Support
Professionals (NADSP) - National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
is a coalition of organizations and individuals committed to strengthening
the quality of human service support by strengthening the direct support
workforce. The group has representatives from the fields of mental health,
developmental disabilities, child welfare, education, and many others in
the human services community.
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College of Direct Support
- College of Direct Support is a learning gateway for Direct Support Professionals.
By incorporating web-based learning, backed by nationally recognized curricula,
the College is designed to promote a profession of direct support. Training
programs are provided for Direct Support Professionals and to supervisors
and managers.