Jack Norton Caregiver Respite Program Application

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Learn more about the Jack Norton Caregiver Respite Program here

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

The Jack Norton Caregiver Respite Program is dedicated to serving family caregivers in North Dakota and South Dakota. Eligible caregivers must live with the person with ALS.
 





Caregiver Information

Please complete the following section about you - the person providing caregiving to the person living with ALS.





Person Living with ALS Information

Please complete the following section for the person you are caregiving for (the care recipient).















Frontotemporal degeneration or frontotemporal dementia (FTD) refers to a group of disorders that causes progressive damage to the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain associated with personality, behavior, and language. While FTD with ALS is rare, current research suggests that up to 50% of people with ALS might experience some degree in change in thinking and behavior.





Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire

On a scale of 1 - 5, please review, in the past month, to what extent did you experience the following:













By providing your electronic signature below, you are agreeing to the following:

I hereby authorize The ALS Association to release the above information to the contracted home care agency designated to provide services (up to 18 hrs/month) to my family. I understand that fees are negotiated on my behalf, and that billing will be sent to The ALS Association. The ALS Association, and its employees, directors, contractors and agents are released from any and all claims, asserted liability, or actual liability related to or associated with respite care funded by The ALS Association for my family, including, without limitation, any caregiver training provided by The ALS Association and all determinations of need or other determinations of qualification for the Jack Norton Caregiver Respite Program.





Disqualification - Must live in North Dakota or South Dakota

We are sorry. The Jack Norton Caregiver Respite Program is dedicated to serving family caregivers in North Dakota and South Dakota. Caregivers living in Minnesota are encouraged to apply for the Senator Tomassoni Caregiver Support Program
 

Disqualification: Caregiver must live with person with ALS

We are sorry. Eligible caregivers for the Jack Norton Caregiver Respite Program must reside with the person living with ALS. Please reach out to The ALS Association for additional resources.

Disqualification: Person must supervise/assist person with ALS 

We are sorry. Eligible caregivers for the Jack Norton Caregiver Respite Program must provide supervision or assistance for the person living with ALS. Please reach out to The ALS Association for additional resources.
If you did not meet the criteria noted below, please contact Moriah.Kane@als.org 

The Jack Norton Caregiver Respite Program is dedicated to serving family caregivers North Dakota and South Dakota. Eligible caregivers must live with the person with ALS.


If you would like more information, please contact The ALS Association and speak to a staff member regarding these mandatory requirements.
   Learn more about the Jack Norton Caregiver Respite Program here