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National Institutes of HealthCaregivers 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.
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Start Here
- Caregiver Health and Wellness(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
Overviews
- Caregiver Stress(Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- Caregivers and Serious Illness(Administration for Community Living) - PDF
- JAMA Patient Page: Caregiver Support(American Medical Association) - PDF
Latest News
- 'Informal Care' for Older Americans Tops $500B Annually, Study Finds(10/30/2014, HealthDay)
Coping
- Caregivers and Exercise -- Take Time for Yourself
- Caring for the Caregiver
- Also available in Spanish
- Coping Checklist for Caregivers(American Cancer Society)
- Finding More Help (Long Distance Care-Giving)
- Help for the Caregiver
- Respite Care(Administration on Aging)
- Taking Care of You: Self-Care for Family Caregivers(Family Caregiver Alliance)
- What Is Caregiver Burnout?(American Heart Association) - PDF
- Caregivers and Exercise -- Take Time for Yourself
Specific Conditions
- Caring for the Elderly: Dealing with Resistance(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Dental Care Every Day: A Caregiver's Guide
- 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 Driving Retirement: Tips for Planning Ahead (Healthy Living Tips)(Administration for Community Living) - PDF
- Family Caregivers and Transportation: A Few Survival Tips (Healthy Living Tips)(Administration for Community Living) - PDF
- Family Caregivers in Cancer (PDQ)
- Also available in Spanish
- Guide for Caregivers(National Multiple Sclerosis Society) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- Hospital Discharge Planning: A Guide for Families and Caregivers(Family Caregiver Alliance)
- How to Protect Yourself(AIDS.gov)
- MDA ALS Caregiver's Guide(Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- Protecting Your Older Loved One from a Fall(Administration on Aging)
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Related Issues
- Adult Day Care(Administration on Aging)
- Alternatives to Nursing Homes(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Busy Parents and Caregivers Must Care for Themselves(American Heart Association)
- Caregiving
(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Caregiving and Sibling Relationships: Challenges and Opportunities(Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Face the Facts(Administration on Aging)
- 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 Caregivers Can Use on: Speaking with a Friend or Family Member's Doctor During an Office Visit(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - PDF
- Information for Caregivers(American Health Information Management Association)
- LGBT Caregiver Concerns(Alzheimer's Association) - PDF
- LGBT Caregiving: Frequently Asked Questions(Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Long-Distance Caregiving -- A Family Affair
- Long-Distance Caregiving -- Getting Started
- Making Choices about Everyday Care (for Families)(Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Managing Care for Adults with Long-Term Medical Illness(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Also available in Spanish
- Medicare and Caregivers: Illness and Hospitilization
- Medicare and Caregivers: Planning for Medical Care
- Roles for the Family Caregiver
- So Far Away: Twenty Questions for Long-Distance Caregivers
- Support for Long-Distance Caregivers
- What Are the Caregiver's Rights?(American Heart Association) - PDF
- What If I Don't Want to Be the Caregiver?(American Cancer Society)
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Financial Issues
- Managing Someone Else's Money: Help for Agents under a Power of Attorney(Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) - PDF
- Managing Someone Else's Money: Help for Court-Appointed Guardians of Property and Conservators(Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) - PDF
- Managing Someone Else's Money: Help for Trustees under a Revocable Living Trust(Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) - PDF
- Medicare and Caregivers: Understanding Medicare Billing
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Caregivers
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- ClinicalTrials.gov: Caregivers
Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Glossary(Beth Israel Medical Center, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)
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Directories
- AAAs/ Title VI Agencies (Area Agencies on Aging)(National Association of Area Agencies on Aging)
- Community Resource Finder(Alzheimer's Association)
- Family Care Navigator: State-by-State Help for Family Caregivers(Family Caregiver Alliance)
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Organizations
Newsletters/Print Publications
- Connections(Family Caregiver Alliance)
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Law and Policy
- Legal Issues for LGBT Caregivers(Family Caregiver Alliance)
- Medicare Basics: A Guide for Families and Friends of People with Medicare(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - PDF
- National Family Caregiver Support Program(Administration on Aging)
- Planning Ahead - Health, Legal, and Financial Issues
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Statistics
- Caregiving Statistics(Caregiver Action Network)
- Selected Caregiver Statistics(Family Caregiver Alliance)
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Children
- Caring for a Seriously Ill Child(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Managing Home Health Care (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Taking Care of You: Support for Caregivers(Nemours Foundation)
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Seniors
- Caregiver Stress and Elder Abuse(National Center on Elder Abuse) - PDF
- Also available in Spanish
- 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)
- Ten Things to Look for in a Senior-Friendly Emergency Room(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - PDF
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Patient Handouts
- Bathing a patient in bed
- Also available in Spanish
- Moving a patient from bed to a wheelchair
- Also available in Spanish
- Pulling a patient up in bed
- Also available in Spanish
- Turning patients over in bed
- Also available in Spanish
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