Aging Families and Caregiver Program

The Aging Families and Caregiver Program at the CU Aging Center offers services that assist family and friends of older adults who are experiencing difficulties. Often friends and family members become aware of changes in the circumstances or behavior of an older person and are not sure what to do. Counselors at the CU Aging Center are available to assist with:

Evaluation
• Caregiver stress
 • Elderly person's safety & functioning
 • Memory testing
 • Depression and/or anxiety

Education
• Caregiver survival
 • Strategies for handling elderly family members
 • Effects of normal & abnormal aging

Counseling, Support & Psychotherapy
• Reducing caregiver burden & burnout
 • Enhancing skill & confidence in caring
 • Engaging family to work together
 • Balancing your roles

 

Referral
• Involving other disciplines
 • Linking to community resources

Types of Services Offered in the Caregiver Program
• Caregiver individual therapy
 • Six week Coping with Caregiving Class



Services offered in the Caregiver Program are partially funded by the Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging, although donations are accepted. This program operates in association with the Family Caregiver Support Center at the Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging.