·State program
Arizona AZ Links and 211 Resource Navigation
Arizona caregivers can use AZ Links, Arizona's Aging and Disability Resource Center, Area Agencies on Aging, and 211 Arizona to locate local programs, options, community supports, caregiver resources, disability services, aging services, transportation, food, housing, utilities, health care, veterans services, support groups, and other referrals.
What it offers
AZ Links is Arizona's Aging and Disability Resource Center and helps Arizona seniors, people with disabilities, caregivers, and family members locate resources and services. The AZ Links screening tool helps identify options and routes submissions to an Information and Referral Specialist. Arizona DES also lists county Area Agencies on Aging that advocate for older adults and offer information on programs, options, and community supports. 211 Arizona provides statewide information and referral, online search, live operators in English and Spanish, interpreter access, and connections to local and statewide resources including food, shelter, utilities, veterans services, health care, support groups, housing crisis help, transportation, heat relief, and health coverage navigation.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in Arizona?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
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Does your relationship to the person — spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
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Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?