Mountain Caregiver Resource Center
About Us.
Mountain Caregiver Resource Center is part of a statewide system of Caregiver Resource Centers serving families and caregivers of adults with chronic, disabling brain diseases and disorders.
Most services are free and include the following:
- Family Consultations and Care Planning
- Specialized Information
- Support Groups
- Respite Care
- Training for Families and Professionals
- Short-term Counseling
- Legal and Financial Consultation
For more information about services offered, please click here.
Eligibility and Counties Served
Mountain Caregiver Resource Center is available to caregivers who are caring for a person over the age of 18 with a disabling condition. Our center provides resources to eligible individuals who are living in one of the following counties: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity.
For a list of Caregiver Resource Centers servicing other counties in California, please visit the California Caregiver Resource Center’s homepage.
Who is a Caregiver?
The term caregiver refers to anyone who provides assistance to someone else who is incapacitated to some degree and needs help. Examples include: caring for a spouse who has suffered a stroke; caring for a spouse with Parkinson’s disease; caring for a grandfather with Alzheimer’s disease; and caring for a son with a traumatic brain injury from a car accident.
History
In 1977, a small group of concerned families and professionals in San Francisco joined together to develop the first program in the country to recognize the needs of families caring for cognitively impaired adults. That first organization – now called Family Caregiver Alliance – was the model for California’s innovative system of 11 Caregiver Resource Centers established by the California Department of Mental Health.
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Mountain Caregiver Resource Center Brochure
Funded by the California Department of Mental Health under the Comprehensive Act for Families & Caregivers of Brain Impaired Adults (Chapter 1658, CA Statutes of 1984, as amended). Partially funded by PSA2 Area Agency on Aging, and the California Department of Aging.
