For Family and Unpaid Caregivers
Family caregivers carry enormous weight. COCAS Helping Hand Caregiver Support offers education, respite planning, and resource navigation to sustain the people who sustain others. Education stays within each staff member's training and authorized scope.
Understanding care instructions
Learn to follow discharge instructions and daily routines safely, within your role as a family caregiver.
Safe-caregiver technique referrals
Connect with resources on safe transfer, positioning and mobility techniques demonstrated by qualified professionals.
Burnout prevention and respite
Plan breaks, recognize burnout signs, and explore respite options so caregiving stays sustainable.
Support groups and community
Find peer support groups and community resources for family and unpaid caregivers.
Important Service Information
- •COCAS Helping Hand Caregiver Support provides preliminary screening, navigation, supportive services and referrals based on location and program authorization.
- •Clinical home-health services require qualified professionals, appropriate orders and an authorized home-health provider.
- •Hospice services are coordinated with appropriately qualified hospice providers.
- •Service availability, eligibility, funding and insurance coverage must be confirmed.
- •This website is not an emergency medical service.