Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program¶
The Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Program helps primary caregivers maintain a healthy ongoing relationship with their care receiver by providing care management, benefits counseling, caregiver education and training, respite and other supports, and reimbursement for eligible caregiving-related costs.
Provides care management, benefits counseling, caregiver education and training, and reimbursement for caregiving-related services or supplies such as respite care, consumable supplies, supportive services, supplemental services, home modifications, assistive devices, and services for grandparents or older relative caregivers. The program is administered by local Area Agencies on Aging.
Eligibility¶
- Household income at or below 380% of the Federal Poverty Level
- Relationship: spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, non 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 Pennsylvania? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
- What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts? — Our record lists 380% of the federal poverty level — limits change, so confirm the current figures.
- 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?
Services¶
Provides care management, benefits counseling, caregiver education and training, and reimbursement for caregiving-related services or supplies such as respite care, consumable supplies, supportive services, supplemental services, home modifications, assistive devices, and services for grandparents or older relative caregivers. The program is administered by local Area Agencies on Aging.
How to apply¶
Use the official program page for application details: official program page.