Services
Caregiver Resources
Circle Center Resources for the At-Home Caregiver
- Caregiver Support Groups – Circle Center hosts three support groups every month.
- Caregiver Burnout – Managing the Stress and Strain of Caregiving Successfully.
- Fall Prevention in the Home
- Fall Prevention Checklist
Virginia Based or Richmond Area Resources
- Aging Services, Department of Aging & Rehabilitative Services – a great resource for what DARS provides and links to other area resources.
- Bremo Compunding Pharmacy — Local community pharmacy with senior care services.
- Club Rec, Sheltering Arms — offers a supervised day recreation program with social and wellness activities for adults with a disability or physical limitation.
- Dignity — Advanced Funeral Planning.
- Elder Law, Kimberly A. Pinchbeck, P.C. — Kimberly A. Pinchbeck, Esq. and Amanda J. Foster, Esq.
- GeroPartners — Geriatric care management services for families and professionals.
- Healthcare Pathfinder, Inc. — Health and long-term care benefits advice.
- Healthy Connections, PLLC is a business dedicated to empowering seniors to age gracefully and safely within the comfort of their own homes and supporting the loved ones who care for them.
- Home Improvement Doc — Sustainable independent living solutions for the 55+ community.
- Next Chapter Solutions — Experts at relocating seniors and working with their families.
- Project Lifesaver – a rapid response and location service offered by counties and cities. Contact your local police/sheriff’s department or learn more through these links: Henrico | Chesterfield
- The Shepherd Center — A good place to look for many things, especially transportation for older adults.
- The Span Center — As Richmond’s Area Agency on Aging, they do many things for older adults as well as provide essential support for caregivers.
- Veterans Pension Benefits — Educates and assists wartime veterans, spouses, and their families to qualify for and receive a special pension from the Veterans Administration.
- Virginia Navigator – provides free information for older Virginians, veterans, people with disabilities and their families. Including food assistance, financial assistance, and more.
Richmond Area Senior Consultants
These organizations help families find the right long-term care options for their loved ones.
Video prepared by one of our occupational therapy students.
Richmond Area: Food Resources
- Feed More – Central Va’s Food Bank. Their website provides locations and hours for the nearly 300 area food pantries within their network.
Health Resources
- VDH – Healthy Brain Virginia, Virginia Department of Health
National Resources
- Teepa Snow – Dementia Care/Memory Loss/Brain Change expert – resource page for friends and families of those with dementia.
- Office for Aging Services Division for Community Living – Dementia Services – State Resources for Dementia Care.
- Duke Family Support Program – Duke University Program with resources, including activities.
- Dementia Care Central – Resource Center for Dementia Caregivers.
- Timeslips Activity Center – improvisational story telling method for people with dementia and their caregivers. Sign up required.
- Kari Bert – speaker, caregiver expert and author of The Unexpected Caregiver.
- The Lindsay Institute for Innovations in Caregiving – E-Library List.
- Alzheimer’s Association & Medic Alert – Wandering Support for a Safe Return.
Richmond Area In-home Care