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06/04/2018 11:36 AM EDT
Caregivers provide help to another person in need. The person receiving care may be an adult - often a parent or a spouse - or a child with special medical needs. Some caregivers are family members. Others are paid. They do many things:
- Shop for food and cook
- Clean the house
- Pay bills
- Give medicine
- Help the person go to the toilet, bathe and dress
- Help the person eat
- Provide company and emotional support
Caregiving is hard, and caregivers of chronically ill people often feel stress. They are "on call" 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you're caring for someone with mental problems like Alzheimer's disease it can be especially difficult. Support groups can help.
Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health
- Caregiver Health and Wellness (American Academy of Family Physicians)Also in Spanish
- Caregiver Stress (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)Also in Spanish
- Caregivers and Exercise -- Take Time for Yourself
(National Institute on Aging) - PDF - Caregivers and Serious Illness (Administration for Community Living) - PDF
- Caring for the Caregiver (National Cancer Institute)Also in Spanish
- Coping Checklist for Caregivers (American Cancer Society)
- Coping with Caregiving: Take Care of Yourself While Caring for Others (National Institutes of Health)
- Help for the Caregiver (National Cancer Institute)
- Respite Care
- Taking Care of You: Self-Care for Family Caregivers (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- What Is Caregiver Burnout?
(American Heart Association) - PDF
- Adult Day Care
- Alternatives to Nursing Homes (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)Also in Spanish
- Busy Parents and Caregivers Must Care for Themselves (American Heart Association)
- Caregiving and Sibling Relationships: Challenges and Opportunities (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Caring for Siblings of Kids With Special Needs (Nemours Foundation)Also in Spanish
- Emergency Readiness for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
- Face the Facts
- Guidelines for Better Communication with Brain Impaired Adults (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Hands-On Skills for Caregivers (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Hot Weather Tips (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- How to Assemble a Caregiving Team (Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation)
- Improving Doctor/Caregiver Communication (Caregiver Action Network) - PDF
- Information for Caregivers (American Health Information Management Association)
- LGBT Caregiving: Frequently Asked Questions (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Long-Distance Caregiving -- A Family Affair (National Institute on Aging)
- Long-Distance Caregiving -- Getting Started (National Institute on Aging)
- Making Choices about Everyday Care (for Families) (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- So Far Away: Twenty Questions for Long-Distance Caregivers (National Institute on Aging)
- VA Caregiver Support (Veterans Health Administration)
- What Are the Caregiver's Rights? (American Heart Association) - PDF
- What If I Don't Want to Be the Caregiver? (American Cancer Society)
- Caring for a Person Who Has Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities(American Academy of Family Physicians)Also in Spanish
- Caring for the Elderly: Dealing with Resistance (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Dental Care Every Day: A Caregiver's Guide (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
- Dying Process--A Guide for Family Caregivers (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) - PDF
- Families with Special Needs: Caregiving Tips (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Family Caregivers and Transportation: A Few Survival Tips (Healthy Living Tips)(Administration for Community Living) - PDF
- Family Caregivers in Cancer (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)Also in Spanish
- Guide for Caregivers (National Multiple Sclerosis Society) - PDFAlso in Spanish
- Hospital Discharge Planning: A Guide for Families and Caregivers (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- MDA ALS Caregiver's Guide (Muscular Dystrophy Association) - PDF
- Caregiver Statistics: Demographics (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Caregiving Statistics (Caregiver Action Network)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Caregivers (National Institutes of Health)
- AAAs (Area Agencies on Aging) & Title VI Aging Programs(National Association of Area Agencies on Aging)
- Caregiver Action Network
- Family Care Navigator: State-by-State Help for Family Caregivers (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- National Institute on Aging Also in Spanish
- Caring for a Seriously Ill Child (Nemours Foundation)Also in Spanish
- Managing Home Health Care (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)Also in Spanish
- Taking Care of You: Support for Caregivers (Nemours Foundation)
- Women and Caregiving: Facts and Figures (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Caregivers' Guide to Medications and Aging (Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Community-Based Care (AGS Foundation for Health in Aging)
- Eldercare at Home: Caregiving (AGS Foundation for Health in Aging)
- Eldercare at Home: Helping with Recovery from Illness (AGS Foundation for Health in Aging)
- Eldercare at Home: Problems of Daily Living (AGS Foundation for Health in Aging)
- Home Care (AGS Foundation for Health in Aging)
- Bathing a patient in bed (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Moving a patient from bed to a wheelchair (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Pulling a patient up in bed (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
- Turning patients over in bed (Medical Encyclopedia)Also in Spanish
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