Caregiver Info and Support
Organizations which Support Caregivers
There are many national, statewide, and local organizations which support caregivers. This list is intended to provide contact information for some of the large national organizations which have useful and up-to-date information. Be sure to check the Caregiver Links and Services sections of this website for other resources for caregivers. In addition, you may want to find out about caregiver support offered by churches or other service groups in your community.
- AARP
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
800-424-3410
TTY 877-434-7598
E-mail: member@aarp.org
Website: http://www.aarp.org - Alzheimer's Association
919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
800-272-3900
312-35-8700
Fax 312-335-1110
E-mail: Info@alz.org
Website: http://www.alz.org - American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
901 E Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004
202-738-2242
Fax 202-738-2255
E-mail: info@aahsa.org
Website: http://www.aahsa.org - Brain Injury Association, Inc.
105 North Alfred Street
Alexandra, VA 22314
703-236-6000
Fax: 703-236-6001
E-mail: FamilyHelpline@biausa.org
Website: http://www.biausa.org/ - Children of Aging Parents
1609 Woodbiurne Road
Levittown, PA 19057
800-227-7294
Fax: 215-945-8720
Website: http://www.caps4caregivers.org - Family Caregiver Alliance
690 Market Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-434-3388
Fax 415-434-3508
E-mail: info@caregiver.org
Website: http://www.caregiver.org - National Alliance for Caregiving
4720 Montgomery Lane
Suite 642
Bethesda, MD 20814
Email: gailhunt.nac@erols.com
Website: http://www.caregiving.org/ - National Association for Home Care
228 Seventh Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-547-7427
Fax: 202-547-3540
Website: http://www.nahc.org - National Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue, #500
Kensington, MD 20895
800-896-3650
Fax: 301-942-2302
E-mail: info@nfcares.org
Website: http://www.nfcacares.org - Well Spouse Foundation
30 E. 40th Street PH
New York, NY 10016
800-838-0879
212-685-8815
Fax: 212-685-8815
E-mail: wellspouse@aol.com
Website: http://www.wellspouse.org/
There are numerous other national organizations which address issues related to aging and disabilities. Although not all of these organizations have caregiver support as their main goal, you may be interested in finding out about their available resources. For more information on aging organizations, visit the National Institute of Health and the Administration on Aging's Resource Directory for Older People at http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/ResourceDirectory.htm. For disabilities organizations , see Independent Living USA's Disabilities Associations page at http://www.ilusa.com/links/assn.htm.
