Care for Caregivers

The University Center on Aging and Health at Case Western Reserve University is facilitating the establishment of a Care Net for formal and informal caregivers of older adults.

A care net is a resource center for both formal and informal caregivers. A Community Advisory Board representing service agencies, older adults, and family caregivers has been established to guide the development of a Greater Cleveland Care Net.

Typically, formal caregivers of older adults are paid caregivers who usually work in long-term care agencies, and informal caregivers are unpaid caregivers, family, kin, or friends.

A major component of the project is education and training for formal caregivers and informal caregivers.