Caregiver support group
- Confidential, one-hour, support groups.
- Social, emotional, and informational support to enhance the caregiver's experience.
- Facilitated discussion with a licensed social worker and senior care expert.
Senior & Adult Care
Whether you are concerned about a senior or adult relative’s immediate needs, are interested in learning about resources, or are simply planning for the future, the Well-being team is available to provide assistance, advice, connections, and resources to help you.
Northwestern Senior Care Planning
Northwestern Senior Care Planning provides faculty, staff and postdocs free access to unlimited telephonic consultations with Senior & Adult Care Advisors.
These master’s level clinicians can provide you and your family with:
- In-depth individual and family consultations - Expert guidance, planning and support for you and your family members.
- Customized clear, concise, and comprehensive action plans
- Vetted providers across the United States - geriatric care managers, elder law attorneys, at-home care services, senior housing, adult day programs, transportation, and Alzheimer’s/dementia care.
To learn more, email northwestern@care.com or schedule a consult with a Senior & Adult Care Advisor. You may also call 1-855-781-1303 Ext. 3.
Face-to-face senior & adult caregiver support
1:1 consultations
- Confidential individual senior & adult care consultations.
- Care planning & professional support.
- One-hour sessions via video call scheduled directly with a Senior & Adult Care Advisor.
- Family members are welcome to attend.
These sessions are provided by the licensed social workers and senior care experts, Erin Winsor Nicholson, MSW; Katherine Albrecht, MSW; and Gincy George, MSW.
View support group dates/topics and register
Schedule a 1:1 consultation with a Care Advisor
For more information about these programs, contact Human Resources, Well-being at wellbeing@northwestern.edu.
Senior & adult backup care
Northwestern offers a subsidized, in-home senior and adult backup care program through CareBenefits, for when regular care for your senior and adult loved ones falls through or isn't available. This program allows faculty, staff, and postdocs to:
- Find in-home adult and senior backup care, when regular care isn't available.
- Utilize a subsidized rate of $6/hour, up to 10 days per year.
Access vetted backup care providers by calling 855-781-1303 X 2 or login to MyHR Benefits and access the CareBenefits portal to place your request online.
For more information about the Senior & Adult Care Backup Program, contact Human Resources, Well-being at wellbeing@northwestern.edu.
Additional Northwestern resources for caregivers
The Northwestern Employee Assistance Program (EAP) online offers resources and tips for:
- Aging Well
- Planning for the Future
- Caregiving
- Grief and Loss
Call 888-881-5462 or online at supportlinc.com (enter one-time group code: northwestern to create an account).
National resources for seniors and caregivers
- AARP – Offers free materials and information covering a wide variety of care giving topics.
- Family Caregiver Alliance – Links to information and resources for caregivers.
- National Alliance for Caregiving – Access tip sheets, books, websites related to family care giving.
- Aging Life Care – Learn about geriatric care managers, what they can do, how to find one, and important considerations to help you find a good fit for your relative’s needs.
- North Shore Senior Center – Local private, not for profit agency that links seniors to community services and offers lifelong learning programs.
The Northwestern Office of Human Resources does not endorse or recommend any particular senior or adult care provider and encourages all caregivers to carefully evaluate any provider they are considering to care for their loved one.