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Chapter Nineteen • Caregiver Support Groups

Caregivers provide care/assistance to those who are unable to successfully
manage their normal daily activities.

There are two main categories of caregivers. One is the formal, or paid caregiver,
hired to assist the care receiver. The other category is the informal caregiver,
generally a family member, who, as time goes on, just assumes more and more
responsibilities for the care of their loved one, as the care receiver loses his/her
ability to care for themselves. These informal or family caregivers provide 80%
of the care nationwide. They provide an average of 4-6 hours of care per day,
and typically, there is only one point person. Caregiver ‘burnout’ is all too common;
and many informal caregivers do not know that there is help available. Support
Groups provide a viable, easily assessable venue to reinforce and buoy the care-
giver on his/her journey.

Alzheimer’s Support Groups • 818-830-8590 • 24-hour Helpline: 800-272-3900
Agoura Hills • Meadowbrook Senior Living • 818-357-1123

Burbank • Belmont Village Assisted Living • 818-972-2405
Burbank • Joslyn Adult Center • 818-238-5353
Burbank • Leeza’s Care Connection • 818-847-3686

Calabasas • Silverado Senior Living • 818-222-1000
Canoga Park • Memory Club/Grad Club/Alumni Club at the Alzheimer’s

Association • 818-830-4834
Canoga Park • Alzheimer’s Association (English/Spanish) • 818-398-1475
Canoga Park • Alzheimer’s Association • 818-842-9602

Encino • Hope Connection • 818-788-4673
Glendale • Glen Park Healthy Living • 818-242-9000 • 818-296-4097
Granada Hills • Aegis Living of Granada Hills • 818-363-3373

North Hills • Sepulveda VA Medical Center • 818-891-7711, ext. 7320
North Hollywood • Private Home • 818-720-4482
Northridge • Brookdale of Northridge • 818-499-1194
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