Family Caregivers Center of Mercy
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The Family Caregivers Center of Mercy is a place for caregivers of adults with chronic conditions to find resources and emotional support.
Who is a Family Caregiver?
A family caregiver is anyone who provides assistance to an adult living with chronic conditions or age-related concerns. Here are some examples of things a caregiver might do:
- Call regularly to check in
- Provide companionship
- Buy groceries and/or cook meals
- Set up or administer medications
- Attend medical appointments
- Handle finances or other legal matters
- Clean, do laundry, or other household chores
- Provide transportation
- Assist with dressing, showering, or mobility
- Spend time handling crises and arranging assistance
- Be responsible or on-call 24/7
- Provide hours of unpaid assistance
If you assist an adult with any of the things listed above, we invite you to check out the Family Caregivers Center at the DeWolf Innovation Center.
Services & Programming
Our trained volunteers and staff offer one-on-one meetings with caregivers to help identify needs, answer questions and share resources.
From there, we offer continued support through:
- Weekly men’s and women’s support groups
- Multi-week supportive learning and discussion groups
- Educational events and sessions
- Up-to-date resource lists and lending library
- Online community
Learn More
The Family Caregivers Center is now located within the Chris & Suzy DeWolf Family Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia at 9000 C Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
