Administration Details
Objectives
- Awareness: Increase awareness about the role and value of caregivers, the unique needs of caregivers and key resources available by leveraging trusted community voices and ethnic media as messengers (aligns with National Strategy Goal 1: Increasing awareness of, and outreach to, family caregivers).
- Navigation: Maximize caregiver engagement with and referrals to services in the community by developing connections across health care and home and community-based services (aligns with National Strategy Goal 2: Advancing partnerships and engagement with family caregivers).
- Increase access to high quality trainings for caregivers (aligns with Strategy Goal 3: Strengthening services and supports for family caregivers).
Target Population
Family caregivers as well as providers in Healthcare and Home and Community Based Services. This includes caregivers serving older adults and people with disabilities from underserved and under-resourced communities including Black, Latino, AIAN, API; rural/frontier; limited English proficiency; individuals with I/DD; members of religious minorities; those with the greatest economic need; and LGBTQI+ populations.
Outcomes
- Awareness of the critical role of caregiving;
- Increased awareness of referral pathways and resources;
- Usability of and satisfaction with a curated and indexed inventory of existing caregiver trainings.
Dissemination
The CalCARES project work and related findings will be disseminated through the MPA Stakeholder Advisory Committees and newsletters, the CalCARES partners, the CalCARES Steering Committee members, Bridging I/DD and Aging Networks SAT (NACDD-funded), NWD State Leadership Council (ACL), ADPI CAlz Connect initiative (ACL), Cross State Caregiving Collaborative (John A. Hartford Foundation), California Area Agencies on Aging, California Foundation for Independent Living, Caregiver Resource Centers, Aging and Disability Resource Connection programs. In additional information and encouragement of the National Strategy will be shared through stakeholder newsletters, quarterly briefings, regular webinars, social media, and MPA outreach activities.
Steering Committee
Steering Committee Member List
As a core value, CDA prioritizes engaging constituents to guide initiatives and provide input. For this effort, CDA will integrate with and leverage the activities of several existing groups that are working on efforts impacting family caregivers. Across these committees, members represent a broad spectrum of organizations supporting older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers, providing liaison back to the community. This approach will also facilitate dissemination and improve sustainability, since the work of these established committees will have a greater reach and continue beyond this two-year grant.
Partners
- Department of Developmental Services (CDDS)
- University of California Davis Family Caregiving Institute (UCD FCI)
- Collaborative Consulting (CC)
- US International Media (USIM)
- Marin Center for Independent Living (MCIL)
- Imperial County Area Agency on Aging
- California Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A)
- Association of California Caregiver Resources Centers
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
- University of Southern California Family Caregiver Support Center
- Third County Partner (TBD)