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VA Health Care System also provides caregiver support resources, events, and peer support groups.

For family caregivers (includes anyone involved in a meaningful way with the cares of another individual). To access respite at Day Break please call in advance and enroll in the program. Support groups are available at both Active Generations locations and virtual.

Provides 8, 2-hour sessions designed to reduce the fear of falling, improve control over falls, and increase exercise and activity. What you will learn about - Changes to make at home to reduce the risk of falling, Exercises to increase strength and balance, How to set goals for increasing activity, and How to view falls as controllable. Who should attend - Those who are less active because of fear of falling, Experienced falls in the past, and Would like to improve balance, flexibility and strength. Registering for class - Visit website to sign-up or call 605-333-4440. Locations vary, virtual options available.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers: This class helps caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, balance their life, better communicate their feelings, make tough decisions, and locate helpful resources. Six class sessions held once a week are led by certified, experienced leaders; class sizes range from 8-15 caregivers. Savvy Caregiver Classes: Provides training for unpaid family caregivers of people with dementia or related diseases. The small group discussion classes address the progressive impact of the illness and skills needed to manage daily caregiver responsibilities. The six sessions will help develop good care management tools through group discussions, skill building, problem solving, assertiveness training, and brainstorming. Stressbusting for Family Caregivers Classes: A 9-week program that meets once a week for an hour and a half and offers insights and coping tools to help caregivers manage the stress of caregiving effectively. Classes are available at both Active Generations locations and virtual.

Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

The program focuses on the needs of the caregiver. Services available are case management, information and referral, caregiver relief (respite care), training for the caregiver, and supplemental services such as nutrition, assistive devices, homemaker or personal care, and other services that can assist the caregiver. This program is available at each Long Term Services & Supports office in the state. Contact Dakota at Home for information.

A training designed to help caregivers see and meet the needs of children and youth from hard places. This model is based on three sets of interacting principles: connecting, empowering, and correction. This course moves from theory to practical application.

Designed to help people living in rural communities learn about long-term services support, how to help someone with routine tasks such as bathing or brushing teeth, and how caregivers need to prepare for emergency situations. The course is free for all participants.

Allows family members to get paid to care for an aging adult or an adult with a disability in the person's on home or in the caregiver's home The goal is to enable the person to live in their community while getting needed care and supervision from a paid family caregiver. The caregiver receivers ongoing support and training from a provider.

Helps with managing stress and organizing a plan that is designed with your goals in mind. Services are provided one-on-one by phone, via email, or face-to-face and available as a once off service, or for ongoing support depending on your needs.

Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

Supporting caregivers that help their Medicaid-eligible loved ones at home by providing an expert care team, emotional support, and financial assistance.

Eldercare Locator is a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging providing information and referral services to older adults and their families. Examples of services include meals, home care, transportation, caregiver training and education, or respite care. Eldercare Locator is administered by USAging.

For family caregivers (includes anyone involved in a meaningful way with the cares of another individual). To access respite at Day Break please call in advance and enroll in the program. Support groups are available at both Active Generations locations and virtual.

Provides a 6 week online mindfulness and education program to support those living with brain injuries.

Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

Provides a 6-week online program for caregivers of individuals with brain injuries. This program features workshop-style presentations, experiential activities, guided meditation, and group discussion with the goal of promoting a caregiver's capacity to care for themselves and the individuals they support.

Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers: This class helps caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, balance their life, better communicate their feelings, make tough decisions, and locate helpful resources. Six class sessions held once a week are led by certified, experienced leaders; class sizes range from 8-15 caregivers. Savvy Caregiver Classes: Provides training for unpaid family caregivers of people with dementia or related diseases. The small group discussion classes address the progressive impact of the illness and skills needed to manage daily caregiver responsibilities. The six sessions will help develop good care management tools through group discussions, skill building, problem solving, assertiveness training, and brainstorming. Stressbusting for Family Caregivers Classes: A 9-week program that meets once a week for an hour and a half and offers insights and coping tools to help caregivers manage the stress of caregiving effectively. Classes are available at both Active Generations locations and virtual.

Provides family guidance and coaching, in-service programs, and community education courses to help individuals learn how to care for people with dementia. Also provided are life enrichment activities for people with dementia and a hospice chaplain on-site.

Helps with managing stress and organizing a plan that is designed with your goals in mind. Services are provided one-on-one by phone, via email, or face-to-face and available as a once off service, or for ongoing support depending on your needs.

Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.