Expert guides about caregiving in Oregon from Brevy Care.
Oregon has no single senior-transportation program, so when an older adult stops driving, the real question is which of several separate systems covers the trip.
Can you get paid to care for your spouse in Oregon? In most states the answer is no, but Oregon is one of the rare states where it can be yes.
About 79,000 Oregonians are living with Alzheimer's, and 188,000 family members carry the work of caring for them.
Oregon caregiver programs include something most states do not: a Spousal Pay Program that pays a spouse to provide care.
If you are caring for an aging parent or spouse in Oregon and running on empty, funded respite care can give you a real break without draining your savings.
Oregon is one of the few states that will pay a husband or wife to care for their spouse, through a Medicaid benefit called the Spousal Pay Program. Most states flatly bar it.