Information, Tips, and Tricks for Caregivers

By Angela Morrow, RN, About.com Guide to Palliative Care

If you find yourself to be one of the 22.4 million people in the United States providing some form of care to someone who is elderly, ill, or disabled, you know information is invaluable. How do you provide care to others and still care for yourself? How can you keep yourself and the one your caring for free from infectious diseases? What's the best way to make the one your caring for comfortable? You've come to the right place to find answers to these questions and more.

1. Caregiver Information and Tips (C.I.T.s)
2. Caring For Yourself

Caregiver Information and Tips (C.I.T.s)

Information and tips you need to know when caring for someone -- all packaged up in this useful C.I.T.!

• Keeping You and Your Patient Healthy
• Interracting With the Dying Person
• Assessing or Evaluating Pain

• Tips for Safe Use of Medications
• 7 Ways to Stimulate an Appetite
• Home Safety for Caregivers

Caring For Yourself

Caring for others is very hard work. It strains you physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. You can't be an effective caregiver if you have nothing left to give. Find ways to recharge and refuel so you can be the best caregiver possible.

• Caregiver Stress
• Meditation for Caregivers