Americus: home caregivers get $100 K grant

The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving has awarded an $106,000 grant to Georgia Southwestern University in Americus, Ga. The funds are for supporting statewide, community-based, caregivers training.

The community-based programs provides long-term, home assistance for the elderly, the chronically ill and the disabled.

The grant is part of an initiative of the HealthCare Georgia Foundation, according to a story appearing in the Ledger-Enquirer newspaper.

For more information:

• Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
• Georgia Southwestern University
• Healthcare Georgia Foundation