Caregivers
Help for the family caregivers of Imperial County.
Whether you are caring for a parent across town or a spouse in the next room, you do not have to figure it out alone. We connect Imperial Valley caregivers to respite, training, support groups, and the partner agencies that deliver these services every day.
Nationwide, one in five adults is doing this work.
Most caregivers never use the word. If any of the following sounds like your week, you are a caregiver, and there is help.
- You help a parent, spouse, sibling, neighbor, or friend with daily life.
- You coordinate their medical appointments, prescriptions, or insurance.
- You drive them to places they can no longer get to on their own.
- You help with meals, bills, bathing, dressing, or medication.
- You worry about them when you are not with them.
We connect you to the people who deliver care.
ICADRC is the front door. The actual respite, training, and support is delivered by our coalition partners and trusted community providers. Here is what we connect you to.
Respite care
Short, planned breaks so you can rest, work, or take care of yourself. Imperial County Area Agency on Aging contracts with providers who come into the home.
Delivered by: AAA · (442) 265-7030
Caregiver support groups
Talk with other caregivers walking the same road. In-person and over the phone, often free of charge.
Delivered by: Southern Caregiver Resource Center, Alzheimer’s Association SD/Imperial chapter
Caregiver training
Practical training on safe transfers, dementia behaviors, medication management, and more.
Delivered by: AAA Family Caregiver Support Program
Get paid through IHSS
If you are a caregiver to a Medi-Cal eligible adult, IHSS may pay you for the care you are already providing. We help with the application.
Delivered by: Imperial County In-Home Supportive Services
Equipment and home modifications
Grab bars, hospital beds, wheelchairs, ramps. We point you to lending closets, Medi-Cal DME, and home-modification programs.
Delivered by: Access to Independence, Medi-Cal DME providers
End-of-life planning
Hospice referrals, advance directives, conversations with doctors. We help you have the hardest conversations earlier than later.
Delivered by: Hospice of the Valleys, AAA Legal Services
Take care of yourself too.
If you are running on fumes, that is the signal to call us, not a sign to push harder. We can find respite faster than most caregivers expect.
Dementia care is its own world.
We connect Imperial Valley families to the Alzheimer’s Association San Diego/Imperial chapter and Southern Caregiver Resource Center for dementia-specific support, training, and family workshops.
Local places to call.
Tap any phone number to call directly. Every listing is sourced from the organization’s own site or a primary local source.
ICAAA Family Caregiver Support Program
Respite and caregiver assistance through the Area Agency on Aging.
- Phone
- (442) 265-7000
- Web
- aaa24.org
- Address
- 778 W. State Street, El Centro, CA 92243
- Hours
- Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Fri 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Serves
- Family caregivers of adults 60+
- Services
- Respite, supplemental services, information & assistance, caregiver training.
- Cost
- Free / donation-based
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Southern Caregiver Resource Center
Dementia caregiver support across San Diego & Imperial counties.
- Phone
- (800) 827-1008
- Address
- Serves Imperial County by phone/virtual
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
- Serves
- Family caregivers of adults with dementia or chronic illness
- Services
- Counseling, family consultation, respite funding, education, support groups.
- Cost
- Free to qualifying caregivers
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Alzheimer’s Association — San Diego/Imperial Chapter
Support, education, and a 24/7 helpline for dementia.
- Phone
- (800) 272-3900
- Web
- alz.org/sandiego
- Address
- In-person support group meets in El Centro; call to confirm site
- Hours
- 24/7 helpline
- Serves
- People with Alzheimer’s/dementia, caregivers, families
- Services
- 24/7 helpline, care consultations, education, El Centro support groups.
- Cost
- Free
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Catholic Charities Senior Companion Program
Volunteer companions for isolated seniors; respite for families.
- Phone
- (760) 353-6822
- Web
- ccdsd.org
- Address
- 250 W. Orange Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, business hours
- Serves
- Adults 60+, homebound or isolated seniors
- Services
- Companionship visits, errand assistance, respite for family caregivers.
- Cost
- Free
- Languages
- English, Spanish
One call. A real person. No qualifying questions.
We have been talking to Imperial Valley caregivers since 2022. You do not have to explain why you need help.