Caregiver Information and Tips (C.I.T.s)
Information and support for people caring for loved ones on palliative or hospice care.
Flu Symptoms - Share Your Flu Symptoms Story
Readers share their experience with flu symptoms.
Readers share their experience with flu symptoms.
Recognizing Symptoms of the Flu
Early recognition of flu symptoms can help you better treat the illness.
Early recognition of flu symptoms can help you better treat the illness.
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.
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.
All About Pressure Ulcers
Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, are painful and difficult to treat. Discover all you need to know about risks, prevention, and treatment of pressure ulcers.
Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, are painful and difficult to treat. Discover all you need to know about risks, prevention, and treatment of pressure ulcers.
Pressure Ulcers: Knowing the Risks
Information on risk factors associated with the development of pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores.
Information on risk factors associated with the development of pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores.
Pressure Ulcers: Tips to Prevent Them from Developing
Tips to help you prevent the development of pressure sores on your loved one.
Tips to help you prevent the development of pressure sores on your loved one.
How Can I Recognize the Early Stages of a Pressure Ulcer?
Tips to help caregivers recognize the early stages of a pressure ulcer.
Tips to help caregivers recognize the early stages of a pressure ulcer.
How Can I Prevent and Treat Pain in a Pressure Ulcer?
Tips for preventing and treating pain in pressure ulcers.
Tips for preventing and treating pain in pressure ulcers.
Hiring a Caregiver
Caring for a an ailing family member is an act of love; it's fulfilling and rewarding, but it can also be expensive, exhausting, and just plain hard! Sometimes you just can't do it alone. If you're even considering hiring help, you've come to the right place for answers to your questions.
Caring for a an ailing family member is an act of love; it's fulfilling and rewarding, but it can also be expensive, exhausting, and just plain hard! Sometimes you just can't do it alone. If you're even considering hiring help, you've come to the right place for answers to your questions.
How to Change a Person in Bed
Instructions on how to change a person in bed. How to reposition a person in bed including how to change a diaper and changing sheets.
Instructions on how to change a person in bed. How to reposition a person in bed including how to change a diaper and changing sheets.
Lift a Person Safely
Tips to help you safely lift someone you are caring for.
Tips to help you safely lift someone you are caring for.
Properly Position Someone in Bed
A step-by-step guide to help you position a person in bed.
A step-by-step guide to help you position a person in bed.
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.
Is it Time to Hire a Caregiver?
How do you know when it's time to hire a caregiver? Signs that you may be ready to hire help.
How do you know when it's time to hire a caregiver? Signs that you may be ready to hire help.
Hiring a Caregiver
Information about the different types of hired caregivers and tips for hiring a caregiver.
Information about the different types of hired caregivers and tips for hiring a caregiver.
Hiring a Caregiver
When hiring a caregiver, there are specific questions you should ask potential caregiver agencies.
When hiring a caregiver, there are specific questions you should ask potential caregiver agencies.
Should I Hire a Caregiver Privately or From an Agency?
A comparison of hiring a private caregiver and a caregiver from an agency. Tips to help patients and families choose the best choice for them.
A comparison of hiring a private caregiver and a caregiver from an agency. Tips to help patients and families choose the best choice for them.
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.
Respite Care - Respite Care for Caregivers
Respite care provides temporary relief for caregivers.
Respite care provides temporary relief for caregivers.
Paying for Respite Care - Tips for Paying for Respite Care
Tips to help you find resources for respite care.
Tips to help you find resources for respite care.
Traveling with Oxygen
Tips for traveling with oxygen by car, bus, airplane, or cruise line.
Tips for traveling with oxygen by car, bus, airplane, or cruise line.
10 Travel Tips for Patients
Travel tips for palliative care and hospice patients with a serious illness, including air travel.
Travel tips for palliative care and hospice patients with a serious illness, including air travel.
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.
Caregiver Resources
Where to find resources and support for caregivers.
Where to find resources and support for caregivers.
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.