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
Caregivers Guide to Falls Prevention video – prepared by one of our occupational therapy students.

Virginia Based or Richmond Area Resources

Virginia Navigator – provides free information for older Virginians, veterans, people with disabilities and their families. Including food assistance, financial assistance, and more.
Virginia Family Caregiver Solution Center – part of the Virginia Navigator System and provides respite resources for caregivers.
Project Lifesaver – a  rapid response and location service offered by counties and cities. Contact your local police/sheriff’s department or learn more through links below:
              Henrico
              Chesterfield

National Resources

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.
Teepa Snow – Dementia Care/Memory Loss/Brain Change expert – resource page for friends and families of those with dementia.
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.

Health Resources

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention CDC
VDH – Virginia Department of Health’s latest COVID info.

Richmond Area: Food Resources

Feedmore–Central Va’s Food Bank. Their website provides locations and hours for the nearly 300 area food pantries within their network.