Respite Care - Harrisonburg, Caregivers Community Network
Resource Name:Respite Care - Harrisonburg, Caregivers Community Network
address
755 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Room 1135, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Eligibility
All frail elderly and persons with Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers.
(540) 830-8445
Voice
Application process
Referral is Needed from Valley Program for Aging Serices, contact them at 540-949-7141
Service area
Harrisonburg City, VA
Rockingham County, VA
Provide respite to caregivers of those who are 60 years old and older. JMU students are trained to offer this service and make two hour weekly visits throughout the semester in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
What's Here
Providing organization
Caregivers Community Network
The Caregivers Community Network is a collaborative effort between Valley Program for Aging Services (VPAS) and James Madison University's Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services. The goal of this program is to provide respite to caregivers of those who are 60 years old and older. JMU students are trained to offer this service and make weekly visits throughout the semester in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. They earn college credit for their hours of volunteer service! This program has been recognized with Second Place Best Practices Award 2018 from the Commonwealth Council on Aging. A family application can be obtained through VPAS or from Kathy Guisewite.