Caregiver Specialist provides assistance to caregivers of adults for identifying and clarifying needs, as well as locating resources and finding programs related to their individual situations. 
When funds are available, provides short-term emergency respite services in the home or community for caregivers with an immediate emergency need for assistance. 
Other over-the-phone services include:  
-  Consultation 
-  Care planning 
-  Advocacy 
-  Linkage to resources 
-  Follow-up support

Caregiver Information and Assistance Program offered by King County 211

Offers over-the-phone consultation and care planning, advocacy, linkage to resources and follow-up support. Provides short-term respite services for caregivers with a short-term immediate need.

Programs that provide emotional support, information and guidance in individual and/or group settings for family members, friends, significant others, non-familial caregivers or attendants who are caring for someone who has a serious illness or disability or who is elderly and increasingly unable to provide for his or her own care, and are feeling overwhelmed by their responsibilities and the effect that their caregiving role has had on their lives.

Caregiver Counseling

Programs that provide information, guidance and assistance that supports the ability of family members and other informal caregivers to make decisions and solve problems relating to their caregiving role. The service helps the caregiver find practical solutions to concerns about the health and wellbeing of the care recipient; and may be provided via an advice line or an online chat service as well as in in-person settings.

Caregiver Consultation and Support

Programs that develop plans for the evaluation, treatment and/or care of individuals who, because of age, illness, disability or other difficulties, need assistance in planning and arranging for services; which assess the individual's needs; coordinate the delivery of needed services; ensure that services are obtained in accordance with the case plan; and follow up and monitor progress to ensure that services are having a beneficial impact on the individual. Case management is a collaborative process characterized by communication, advocacy and resource management to promote high quality, cost-effective interventions and outcomes.

Case/Care Management

Programs that cover all or a portion of the cost of respite care in the home or in community settings/facilities in situations where family members, guardians or others who are the regular caregivers for dependent adults or children with disabilities need a brief period of rest or relief from their care giving responsibilities. Families generally select their own provider, negotiate their own rates and set their own schedules.