FINANCIAL AND LEGAL | AARP NEW YORK STATE

  • AARP Financial Workbook for Family Caregivers - This workbook highlights caregiving costs to help individuals track what they spend on caregiving. Understanding out of pocket costs allows caregivers to plan and save, which can take significant financial pressure off the household budget.

  • Can I Get Paid to Be a Caregiver for a Family Member Medicaid and veterans' programs can help alleviate the financial burden of family caregiving. www.aarp.org/gettingpaidforcaregiving

  • Financial and Legal - Learn how to manage caregiving finances and obtain legal caregiving documents including advance care directives, long-term care insurance, wills, and powers of attorney https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/

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    AARP NEW YORK STATE

    AARP offers a State-specific Caregiver Resource Guide to be offered to every caller who identifies as a caregiver. This guide contains a directory of local resources to help caregivers find services and support.

    If caller prefers a mailed copy of the Caregiver Resource Guide, they can be transferred to the AARP Contact Center to place an order. The Contact Center is open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. ET;

    if outside operating hours, caregivers can request a copy by contacting the AARP Contact Center directly:

    Toll Free Caregiver Helpline - 877-333-5885

    (English) Contact Center can be reached at 888-885-0013

    Caregiver Resource Guide in English - www.aarp.org/211care/

    (Spanish) Contact Center can be reached at 877-366-0049

    Caregiver Resource Guide in Spanish www.aarp.org/211cuidar/

    The AARP Guide for Family Caregivers is available in English, Spanish, Military/Veteran, Chinese, and English for Asian Americans, and the LGBT community. It provides guidance, checklists, and tips to help you: www.aarp.org/preparetocare

    1. Start the conversation

    2. Form your team

    3. Make a plan

    4. Find support

    5. Care for yourself

    AARP Caregiving Channel: the hub for all resources, content, and digital tools for family caregivers: www.aarp.org/caregiving | http://www.aarp.org/cuidar

    Caregiving Tools - AARP offers a suite of free web-based tools to help you find information quickly and easily to address a variety of needs related to Family Caregiving. www.aarp.org/caregivingtools