Idaho Caregiver Alliance Launches Family Caregiver Navigator

The Idaho Caregiver Alliance recently launched Family Caregiver Navigator, a new two-year pilot project that connects unpaid adult caregivers in southwest Idaho with resources to help support them as they care for family members or friends. Idaho Caregiver Alliance seeks to expand the project statewide in 2022. Navigators offer free support over the telephone and resource referral for unpaid or family caregivers.

Through Family Caregiver Navigator, caregivers receive an individualized action plan intended to prevent or delay the need for institutional care, maximize independence, and keep families together in their communities. Through the action plan, caregivers are referred to . . .