Family Caregiver Support
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
- Sourcewise Caregivers Network helps unpaid caregivers 18 and older. You can get a care manager, a care plan, support groups and short breaks called respite. Some caregivers can get a short-term care grant of up to $1,000. There is no income or insurance limit for the grant. Relatives raising children can ask about kinship help.
- Who runs it
- Sourcewise
What the program may consider
- You provide unpaid care
- You care for someone who meets the age or condition rules
- Requested service and current availability
How to get it
Sourcewise Caregivers Network helps unpaid caregivers 18 and older. You can get a care manager, a care plan, support groups and short breaks called respite. Some caregivers can get a short-term care grant of up to $1,000. There is no income or insurance limit for the grant. Relatives raising children can ask about kinship help.
How to apply
Sourcewise Caregivers Network sign-up (MyPlan)
The caregiver signs up, using their own cell phone and e-mail.
- Online formSourcewise caregiver sign-up (MyPlan)For the caregiver. You can also text ENROLL to 43386.
- PhoneSourcewise information line: (408) 350-3200Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ask for the program you need.
- PhoneCalifornia aging services line: 1-800-510-2020Finds the local aging office that serves your area.
- PhoneSourcewise respite line for Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal members: (408) 350-3277
- EmailSourcewise Community Supports e-mail: communitysupports@mysourcewise.comFor Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal members.
- PhoneSanta Clara Family Health Plan Medi-Cal member services: 1-800-260-2055Members can call to ask for these services.
Getting help
Someone can refer you, with your permission
The caregiver signs up with their own cell phone and e-mail. A helper can sit with the caregiver to fill out the form. There is nothing to sign.
What happens after you apply
The caregiver signs up in Sourcewise MyPlan online, texts ENROLL to 43386, or calls Sourcewise.
YouA helper can help with this
A caregiver care manager contacts you. Together you look at your situation and make a care plan.
The program or providerOnly you can do this
Staff check how much help the person you care for needs. They must be 60 or older, or have Alzheimer's or a related brain condition. Stroke does not count. For respite, they must need a lot of help with daily tasks, or need watching.
Only for respite
The program or providerOnly you can do this
If the person has no Medi-Cal, Sourcewise may approve a limited amount of respite at home. With Anthem Blue Cross Medi-Cal, call the Sourcewise respite line. With another Medi-Cal plan, ask that plan.
Only for respite
The program or provider
Your Medi-Cal plan decides. The person must rely on an unpaid caregiver to stay out of a nursing home. Santa Clara Family Health Plan mails a letter that names your respite provider.
Only for respite through a Medi-Cal plan
Your health planSanta Clara Family Health Plan reviews requests within 5 business days.
A respite worker comes to the home, or the person goes to an adult day center. Be there to hand over care.
Only for respite
The program or providerOnly you can do this
What only you can do
- The caregiver signs up with their own phone and e-mail, and helps make the care plan.
- The person getting care allows staff to check their needs.
- The caregiver sets up respite times and is there to hand over care.
- How long it takes
- No set time is published for Sourcewise help. Santa Clara Family Health Plan reviews respite requests within 5 business days.
- You are enrolled when
- For support, you are enrolled when a care manager is assigned and you have a care plan. For respite, it is when hours are approved and the first break happens.
- To keep it
- Tell your care manager when care needs change. Respite is limited, so ask how many hours you have. Plan respite needs the person to stay in that Medi-Cal plan. The plan may need to approve it again.
Coming changes
- Starting January 1, 2027: Starting January 1, 2027, people without a qualifying immigration status leave Medi-Cal health plans. They can no longer get respite through a plan.