What are Support Groups?
Support groups are a safe place for caregivers to meet and develop a mutual support system. It’s a place to:
For more information on a support group in your area, contact your local Program Manager
Is there a fee?
The cost to attend one of A.C.E.’s Caregiver Support Groups is based on income. A cost-share sliding fee scale is used to determine cost of services. However, no one will be denied services because of their inability or unwillingness to pay for services.
Because this service is made possible, in part, under the Federal Older Americans Act through a grant award from the Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging (MNRAAA) under an Area Plan approved by the Minnesota Board on Aging, certain guidelines must be strictly adhered to. Cost sharing is one of those guidelines. A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota has a fully established and implemented Cost Share Policy/Statement of Value Process for Title III program participants with coordinating sliding scales. Title III-E Caregiver Support Group Sliding Fee Scale
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A.C.E. of Southwest Minnesota is funded in part by AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Program, MN Board on Aging, and MNRAAA.
It is also sponsored locally by Cottonwood, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock Counties.