Caregiver Information and Tips (C.I.T.s)
Information and support for people caring for loved ones on palliative or hospice care.
Home Safety for Caregivers
If you are, or will be, providing care to someone in the home, it is important to make the home as safe as possible. Find out what you can do to assure the home is a safe place to provide care.
If you are, or will be, providing care to someone in the home, it is important to make the home as safe as possible. Find out what you can do to assure the home is a safe place to provide care.
Tips for Safe Medication Administration
Here are important tips for patients and their caregiver for the safe administration of medications.
Here are important tips for patients and their caregiver for the safe administration of medications.
Meditation for Caregivers
Meditation is just one way for caregivers to recharge and refuel their caring center.
Meditation is just one way for caregivers to recharge and refuel their caring center.
Health Tips for Caregivers
Your loved one may have a difficult time fighting off infection. You will need to take extra care to prevent passing infections to or from the person you care for.
Your loved one may have a difficult time fighting off infection. You will need to take extra care to prevent passing infections to or from the person you care for.
Caregiver Stress
Caregivers face a variety of physical, emotional, and socio-economic strains that can cause caregiver stress and, if not properly relieved, lead to caregiver burn-out.
Caregivers face a variety of physical, emotional, and socio-economic strains that can cause caregiver stress and, if not properly relieved, lead to caregiver burn-out.
National Family Caregiver Support
National Family Caregiver Support Program
National Family Caregiver Support Program
Maintaining Hope for the Caregiver
An article by Vicki Rackner, MD, about.com's guide to Senior Living, about tips to keeping hope alive when caring for a loved one.
An article by Vicki Rackner, MD, about.com's guide to Senior Living, about tips to keeping hope alive when caring for a loved one.
Today's Caregiver
Online version of Today's Caregiver Magazine. Also offers informational resources for the caregiver.
Online version of Today's Caregiver Magazine. Also offers informational resources for the caregiver.