For Caregivers
American Red Cross
Offers training in Family Caregiving, which provides a variety of information-packed sessions covering topics that can help you provide better care for a sick or elderly loved one at home. Topics include general caregiving skills, assisting with personal care, and legal and financial issues.
North Central Florida Chapter
352-376-4669
1425 NW 6th Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
Caregiver Action Network
NFCA educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age.
855-227-3640
CaringBridge.org
Free, personalized websites that help keep family and friends connected during a serious health event.
651-789-2300
Cooking For Chemo
A “How To Cook” Cookbook that teaches you how to adjust your cooking for chemotherapy patients.
While most cancer cookbooks are focused on teaching you about healthy ingredients and recipes to eat, Cooking For Chemo focuses on teaching you how to adjust flavor so you can enjoy your food again while undergoing chemotherapy treatments. The theory Chef Ryan Callahan teaches you can be applied to ANY diet or dietary regimen that your dietitian or physician puts you on. The applicability of this theory to any style of cooking or dietary requirements is what sets this book apart from all other books.
Family Caregiver Alliance
Provides a variety of free online resources for family caregivers.
Haven Hospice
Haven Hospice offers Patient and Family Care at home, in nursing homes, in hospitals and at their care centers. Also helps patients manage their symptoms and gives families/caregivers needed resources and assistance.
352-378-2121
Development: 800-727-1889
Administrative Offices
4200 NW 90th Blvd.
Gainesville, FL 32606
Hospice Foundation of America
The Caregiving Resource page of their website offers practical tools, reading suggestions, and tips on caregiving for persons near the endoflife. Most of this information is useful under other caregiving situations.
Michelle M. Bishop, PhD
A licensed psychologist who provides therapy to help survivors and their loved-ones deal with the stressors of cancer, treatment and the adjustment to survivorship. She also provides caregiver coaching. She is a preferred provider for Blue Cross and Blue Shield as well as Medicare. Limited slots are available at reduced cost for those with financial hardship.
Michelle Bishop
Michelle.Bishop@coping-with-cancer.net
352-331-0020
2653 SW 87th Drive, Ste. A
Gainesville, FL 32608
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
Offers educational materials and information on agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations and medical equipment suppliers.
202-547-7424
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a)
Advocates services and resources for older adults and persons with disabilities. Members of n4a have the opportunity to obtain a national voice, be informed and prepared on aging issues and gain recognition.
202-872-0888
National Cancer Institute: Caregivers, Family & Friends
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/familyfriends
nformation to help caregivers cope while caring for a loved one with cancer, and also features resources that help individuals with cancer cope with the illness.
1-800-4-CANCER
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Their Caring Connections website provides free resources, and information about end-of-life issues such as advance care planning, caregiving, hospice and palliative care and grief.
National Volunteer Caregiving Network
The mission of National Volunteer Caregiving Network is to promote volunteer caregiving through advocacy and the support and development of local programs.
The American Association for Caregiver Education
Publishes The Family Caregiver Practical Problem Solving Manual, and provides resources to professionals who train family caregivers.
The Mesothelioma Group
Our goal at the Mesothelioma Group is to increase mesothelioma awareness and assist those already afflicted. We believe that any individual that is diagnosed with cancer deserves to have the best information and support available.
Home Health Agencies
Amedisys Home Health Services
352-794-3861
2772 NW 43rd Street
Suite C
Gainesville, FL 32606
Champion Home Health Care
Serving Gainesville and Surrounding Communities. Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy and Union Counties.
352-371-8600
3911 W. Newberry Rd., Ste. B-2
Gainesville, FL 32607
Comfort Keepers
www.comfortkeepers.com/office-546/gainesville-florida
352-221-9244
1035 NW 57th Street
Gainesville, FL 32605
Kindred At Home
352-376-3221
3951 NW 48th Ter
Suite 219
Gainesville, FL 32606
Mederi Caretenders
352-379-6217
4923 NW 43rd Street
Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32653
Mederi Caretenders Palatka
386-325-3555
6719 Crill Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
Nurse On Call Home Healthcare
352-395-6424
3630 SW 47th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608
Omni Home Care – Palatka
386-312-0646
700 Zeagler Drive
Palatka, FL 32177
Senior Home Care
352-332-6575
5860 NW 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32606
Shands HomeCare
Shands HomeCare offers a wide array of support services and assistance, from skilled nursing and therapy to homemaker services. Many of these services are covered under health insurance plans and Medicare. If you would like more information about Shands HomeCare and you live in Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Bradford, Union, Putnam, Lafayette, Columbia, Suwannee, Hamilton or Marion counties, please call.
352-265-0789
Toll Free: 800-999-2189
SunCrest OMNI Home Health – Newberry
352-384-9240
95 NW 253rd St.
Suite 3
Newberry, FL 32669
Touching Hearts
www.touchinghearts/gainsville.com
Provides Home Health care support including companionship, household chores, medication services, transportation services, house monitoring, and Alzheimer’s and Dementia care.
