Expert guides about caregiving in Illinois from Brevy Care.
Can you get paid to care for your spouse in Illinois? Many spouses are told no, but Illinois has a real yes, and it is worth knowing exactly where the door is.
When a parent in Illinois stops driving, the hard part isn't finding a ride; it's that Illinois has no single senior-transportation program.
Dementia care in Illinois rests largely on families: an estimated 251,000 Illinoisans age 65 and older live with Alzheimer's, supported by more than 465,000 unpaid family caregivers.
Illinois can pay a family caregiver, including a spouse, through two state programs most families never hear about.
Illinois family caregivers have access to funded respite they rarely hear about, from Community Care Program hours to free grants through 13 Area Agencies on Aging.
Illinois paid family caregiver programs are unusual in one way: this is one of the few states where a spouse can be paid to care for a husband or wife, but only through one specific door.