COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS

ALL CAREGIVERS NEED COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Community support is essential for caregivers — from information on how to access services for loved ones to emotional support from a community of other caregivers. Florida Blue members have virtual access to community specialists for exactly this kind of help. To speak with a Florida Blue community specialist, call 877-352-5830.

Find resources in your community

Assistance with local resources can help reduce the financial burden and logistical strain for caregivers. Let our community specialists find food pantries that will deliver, so you don’t have to leave home. Or ask them to help with needs like building a ramp so that you can get your loved one in and out of the house. Florida Blue community specialists live in your neighborhood and know how to solve problems locally.

Connect with virtual care resources

Maybe your loved one needs to see a doctor, or maybe you need grief support and you don’t know where to look. A community specialist can help you figure out how to connect with virtual resources throughout your caregiving journey.

ARCHANGELS

Do you consider yourself a caregiver? Whether caring for a parent, child, spouse, friend or family member, any amount of time spent taking care of another person counts as caregiving. There are time commitments, sacrifices, expenses and emotional challenges that a caregiver must manage. And you don’t have to do it alone.

ARCHANGELS is a national movement recognizing and honoring caregivers’ important and meaningful work. This service is available to all Floridians — you do not need to be a Florida Blue member to take advantage of this free resource. To find out if your local Florida Blue Center is an ARCHANGELS location, call toll free 877-352-5830.

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TOP 5 TIPS FOR CAREGIVERS FROM ARCHANGELS

Florida Blue partners with ARCHANGELS to provide members and non-members with support, resources and a community of caregivers. Learn more at ARCHANGELS.me.

CAREGIVERS ARE EVERYWHERE.

Take advantage of what other caregivers can offer you. They have tips that can help you, and you have tips that might help them. Remember there is no better feeling than doing something for others or connecting around a shared reality. Let that be an encouragement.

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A NORMAL ROUTINE IS KEY.

If you don’t keep some normalcy in your routine, you’ll find yourself at risk of losing it.

CONNECT WITH FRIENDS.

Write an old-fashioned letter to someone who could use some love. Call a friend. Ask a teenager to show you social media.

Learn more about how ARCHANGELS supports all caregivers by visiting ARCHANGELS.me.

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