For professionals & referral partners
When a Minnesota family is stuck at the starting point, send them a clear first step.
CareBudget does not replace legal advice, case management, an agency, or the county. We prepare families who are stuck at the starting point of caregiver funding and return them to the official channel with a clearer plan — a document checklist, the questions to ask, and which office to start with, written for their county.
Who refers families to us
Elder-law & estate attorneys
When a client's legal work is done but the family still doesn't know where to start with caregiver funding.
Geriatric care managers
When a family needs county-specific preparation that sits outside your care-management scope.
Hospital & SNF discharge planners
When a family is heading home and asking how to fund care they'll now be providing.
Home-care agencies
When a prospective client isn't ready to contract for services and needs to sort out funding first.
Caregiver-support organizations
When a caregiver in your community needs a concrete first step, not another brochure.
When to refer
- The family is in Minnesota and caring for a loved one at home.
- They're overwhelmed by which office to call and what to prepare.
- Different offices have given them different starting points.
- They want to be ready for the official assessment before it happens.
- They need a written plan they can act on — not just a referral list.
How to refer — please send the link, not the case
The simplest and most privacy-respecting way to refer is to send the family a link and let them reach out themselves. Please do not email us a family's health details or case notes — a family sharing their own situation, with their own consent, is both cleaner and kinder.
The link to share
carebudget.org/care-match-check
It opens the free 2-minute fit check. If a consultation is a fit, the family sees what it covers and decides for themselves.
Want to see exactly what a family receives before you refer? Read a full sample action plan.
Questions, or want to talk about referring families regularly? Email support@carebudget.org. We're independent, we take no placement commissions, and our only job is to prepare families for the official process.