Wisconsin Family Caregiver Support Programs¶
Wisconsin offers statewide family caregiver support through the National Family Caregiver Support Program and the Alzheimer’s Family and Caregiver Support Program. Caregivers can start with their local Aging and Disability Resource Center to connect with education, respite, counseling, support groups, home-safety supports, and other local services.
NFCSP services include caregiver education, support groups, self-care, help accessing services, information about service options, one-on-one counseling, respite such as bathing, grocery shopping, meal preparation, snow removal and transportation, safe in-home-care training, adaptive equipment, minor home modifications, and personal protective equipment. AFCSP can help caregivers buy services and goods for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, including adult day care, in-home help, respite, transportation, safety systems, meals, and special supplies; support amounts may vary by county priorities and need.
Eligibility¶
- Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
- Applicant age: at least 18
- Care recipient age: at least 60
- Must live with care recipient
- Relationship: parent, child, 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 Wisconsin? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- Does your relationship to the person — parent, child, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
- Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (60 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?
Services¶
NFCSP services include caregiver education, support groups, self-care, help accessing services, information about service options, one-on-one counseling, respite such as bathing, grocery shopping, meal preparation, snow removal and transportation, safe in-home-care training, adaptive equipment, minor home modifications, and personal protective equipment. AFCSP can help caregivers buy services and goods for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, including adult day care, in-home help, respite, transportation, safety systems, meals, and special supplies; support amounts may vary by county priorities and need.
How to apply¶
- Contact your local Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) to enroll; ADRCs connect caregivers with a program specialist
Use the official program page for application details: official program page.