Visit the Oregon Kinship Navigator, a statewide resource and referral service for grandparents raising grandchildren and other relative caregivers.
Among other resources you will find this one:
Legal Guide For Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children in Oregon, 2020 (use the webpage’s link for a PDF of the Guide).
Hat tip to Law for Real People blog: Why You Need to Call the Police if Your Caregiver or Employee Steals From You
Excerpt: “I just had a call from a very nice person who needs caregivers around-the-clock, 365 days a year. One of these caregivers recently stole money from from my friend. My friend said it happened about six weeks ago, and that the person was no longer serving as a caregiver, so she was just going to let it go.
I had to explain to her why it was so important that she call the police:
Care-giving advice and support from the Oregon Family Caregiver Handbook:
“DHS has a new, free handbook you can download …. If you are an elder thinking about having a family member provide your care, or if you’re a family member who is or may someday be asked to provide care for a family elder ….” [Link to Law for Real People 9/13/13 blog post]
If you’ve not read about the Beatitudes Campus model of care for people with dementia, this New Yorker magazine article will change how you look at (and feel about) aging and caregiving:
The Sense Of An Ending: An Arizona nursing home offers new ways to care for people with dementia,” by Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, May 20, 2013.
If you can’t find the whole article on a free website, check your public library for the print or for a copy from one of their news and articles databases. (Or ask a friend with a New Yorker subscription for their cast-off May 20th issue.) (Or borrow mine.)
Finding a qualified, licensed, affordable, and available in-home caregiver is almost a full-time job in itself, as anyone who has tried to do this knows well.
The best place to begin your research is with the: State of Oregon Home Care Commission and their Consumer / Employer Tools website.
Their contact information is:
Oregon Legal Research Blog