If you’re just taking on a caregiving role, you’re starting a journey like no other. It can be challenging, but the tools below can help you make your way. We’ve also provided state-specific sites, to help you find local resources.

• AARP Prepare to Care Guide — You’ll find caregiving help guides available for English, Spanish, Chinese, Asian-American, and older LGBTQ adults.
• USC Family Caregiver Support Center can help you with the challenges of caring for older adults with brain impairing conditions.
• Veterans Caregiver Support or call 1-855-260-3274

California

• California Caregiver Resource Center
• CA Department of Health Care Services Caregiver Resources

Arizona

• Family Caregiver Support
• Caregiver Coalition

Nevada

• Care Connections
• Family Support Services

New Mexico

• New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department
• New Mexico Caregivers Coalition

Texas

• HHS Caregiver Support and Resources

Use these links to find tips and tools to help in preparing for doctor's visits and hospital stays. And how to know/what to do when your loved one needs more care, such as palliative or hospice care.

Going to the Doctor — Click to find tips and tools to ensure you get the most out of every doctor's visit.

Before and After a Hospital Stay — Information to help you plan for your hospital stay.

Advanced Care Planning — Click to find tools and resources to help you and your loved ones plan ahead.

Medicare Hospice — Information on when your loved one will qualify for hospice care.

1. English
2. Spanish

Respite Care — Learn more about your respite care benefit.

Providing care for a family member or friend with memory loss and other complications of Alzheimer’s can be tough on everyone involved. You may find yourself with far more questions than you have answers for. We’ve put these resources together to help you find some of those answers.

• Alzheimer's Association offers you a 24-hour helpline for support, information, and referrals if you’re caring for someone affected by Alzheimer’s Disease. National Helpline: (800) 272-3900
• Health and Human Services Resources for Caregivers. Use this to find information on Alzheimer’s and related dementias from reliable sources.
• Make a Sensory Room for loved ones with dementia. Use this guide to create a room that helps stimulate the senses while providing your loved one with a feeling of a calm and a secure atmosphere. 

If you’re a caregiver to a SCAN member, having a caregiver account gives you quick and easy access to the SCAN member’s specific plan information and documents, as well as their primary doctor information, and more.

To get started, the SCAN member will need to send you an online invitation to register a caregiver account. Ask the member to log in to their SCAN online member account and invite you. (Or, if necessary, get their permission to log in on their behalf.)

Here’s how:

1. Log in to member account
2. Go to the “Manage Profile and Preferences” page
3. Click on the caregiver link
4. Complete the caregiver information

An email will be sent to you so you can register. You will need your member’s date of birth to complete your registration.