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Iowa Family Caregiver Support Program

Iowa Family Caregiver Support Program provides services including information, respite care, and emergency response devices to family caregivers and paid caregivers at no income limit through area agencies on aging.

Eligibility

  • Applicant age: at least 18
  • Care recipient age: at least 19
  • Must live with care recipient
  • Relationship: 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 Iowa? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — other relative — count for this program?
  • Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (19 or older)?
  • 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?

How to apply

  • Connect with your local Area Agency on Aging (AAA) to learn more or access support services

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.