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Arkansas Family Caregiver Support Program

The Arkansas Family Caregiver Support Program provides information, access assistance, counseling, respite care, and supplemental services for family caregivers of older individuals (60 years or older) or grandparent caregivers of children (55 years or older).

Eligibility

  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • Care recipient age: at least 55
  • Must live with care recipient
  • Relationship: child, grandparent, other relative

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Arkansas? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — child, grandparent, or other relative — count for this program?
  • Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (55 or older)?
  • What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
  • Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

What this record does not yet say

  • a direct application link
  • eligibility criteria

How to apply

  • No matter where you live in Arkansas, there is an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) nearby. To learn more about services or supports provided by the Older Americans Act, contact to your county AAA today.