Caregiver Partners
Guidance for CMS' work to build bridges with caregiver organizations, both federal and non-federal, to better serve Americans in need with national and local resources to assist in their caregiving efforts
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: September 21, 2020
Caregivers are broadly defined as family members, friends or neighbors who provide unpaid assistance to a person with a chronic illness or disabling condition.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) works to build bridges with caregiver organizations, both federal and non-federal, to better serve Americans in need with national and local resources to assist in their caregiving efforts.
CMS hosts a quarterly Caregiver Workgroup meeting. It includes a cross-section of organizations such as caregiver organizations, aging network organizations, Federal Agencies, disease specific organizations, employers, and others.
Registration for the next Caregiver Workgroup Meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 from 9am-11mET. Please register here: partnership@cms.hhs.gov . Thank you.
Caregiver Resources
1. How to file a complaint about your healthcare (PDF)
2. How to file a complaint about hospice care (PDF)
Publications:
- 11359- Medicare and Skilled Nursing Facility Benefits: Getting Started
- 11360- Medicare’s Coverage of Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Benefits
- 11358- Medicare & Your Mental Health Benefits: Getting Started
- 11361- Medicare and Hospice Benefits: Getting Started
- 11357- Medicare’s Home Health Benefit: Getting Started
Federal Resources
Social Security Administration (SSA) Representative Payee Training Module https://www.ssa.gov/payee/rp_training2.html
NIH-National Institute on Aging (NIA) Caregiving: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/caregiving
Eldercare Locator: https://eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspx
State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP): https://www.shiptacenter.org/
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Compare Tools: Information to Help You Care for Others- https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
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