Caregiving

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Caregiving

Many New Yorkers care for a loved one who needs extra support due to aging, illness, or disability. Caregiving can include helping with daily tasks, coordinating appointments, and providing emotional support.

With an estimated 1.3 million family caregivers in New York City, NYC Aging provides programs and resources to help caregivers manage their responsibilities and find the support they need.

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What is Caregiving?

Many New Yorkers take on caregiving responsibilities for loved ones who need support due to kinship caregiving, life circumstances, or disability.

Caregiving may include:

  • Preparing meals
  • Managing medications
  • Coordinating medical appointments
  • Providing emotional support
  • Helping with daily activities

Call Aging Connect
212-AGING-NYC (212-244-6469) or use the Service Finder to locate programs near you. Click here

You Care for Them, We Care for You

New York City’s estimated 1.3 million family caregivers support loved ones every day, often without identifying themselves as caregivers or realizing help is available. NYC Aging’s “You Care for Them, We Care for You” campaign highlights everyday caregiving moments and encourages individuals to seek support. NYC Aging offers information, benefits counseling, training, support groups, and respite services that provide temporary care and relief.

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Watch Our Caregiving Campaign

How NYC Aging Supports Caregivers

NYC Aging works with community-based organizations across the city to provide:

  • Information & referrals
  • Long-term care planning
  • Support groups
  • Counseling
  • Caregiver training
  • Respite care
  • Limited financial assistance

Hear from family caregivers who have connected with NYC Aging programs.

To If you are a kinship caregiver, you can also use New York State’s Kinship Navigator to learn more about the services that are available.

To learn more about NYC Aging’s efforts to support caregivers, read our Needs Assessment survey, Survey of Informal Caregivers and Plan to Support Unpaid Caregivers.

Social Adult Day Care

This is a program that can serve as a type of respite for family caregivers. It is for adults who require assistance with activities of daily living, Social Adult Day Care provides socialization, supervision, monitoring, personal care, and nutrition in a structured setting.

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Most Social Adult Day Care centers are privately owned and require Medicaid or need to be paid directly by the family.

To find a Social Adult Day Care program funded through NYC Aging click here.