Alzheimer's Association respite grant
Support with daily life, staying at home, transportation, meals, and caregiving.
A directory listing, not an eligibility decision.
UniHealth can identify a possible match, but the responsible program makes the final decision.
What to know
- Why it may fit
- Your circumstances can be checked against the program’s published guidelines.
- What to do next
- The Alzheimer's Association may help families pay for a short break from dementia care, called respite. Its grant rules are not published now, and the grant may have changed or ended. Call the 24/7 Helpline to ask what help is offered.
- Who runs it
- Alzheimer's Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter
What the program may consider
- You are the primary family caregiver and live at the same address as the family member you care for
- Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia
- The chapter confirms whether respite funding is offered now, and its rules
How to get it
The Alzheimer's Association may help families pay for a short break from dementia care, called respite. Its grant rules are not published now, and the grant may have changed or ended. Call the 24/7 Helpline to ask what help is offered.
How to apply
- PhoneAlzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline: 1-800-272-3900Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Getting help
You start this yourself
The family caregiver should make the call. The Helpline will ask about your situation. If a grant is offered, they will explain how to apply and who signs.
What happens after you apply
Call the Helpline. Ask if help paying for respite is offered now. They will ask about the person with dementia and your caregiving.
The program or providerA helper can help with this
If a grant is offered, apply the way the Alzheimer's Association tells you.
Only if a grant is still offered
YouOnly you can do this
The Alzheimer's Association tells you if the grant is approved.
Only if a grant is still offered
The program or provider
A respite provider cares for the person so you can take a break. The grant helps pay for it.
Only if the grant is approved
The program or providerOnly you can do this
What only you can do
- Call the Helpline, or take part in a care talk with the Alzheimer's Association.
- Fill out and sign any grant form, if there is one.
- Choose the respite provider and use the care.
- How long it takes
- Not known. No timeline is published, and the grant may no longer be offered.
- You are enrolled when
- You are enrolled when a grant is approved and you have had respite care it helps pay for.
- To keep it
- Not known. The grant may be one time only. Ask the Helpline.