Caregiving Resources
Caregiving Research & General Information
Information from AARP on caregivers, some specific to particular states, and including information for grandparents acting as caregivers to grandchildren.
Florida Council on Aging:Resources for caregivers and seniors in Florida.
National Family Cargiving Support Program:
U.S. Administration on Aging, National Family Caregiver Support Program. Information and assistance in gaining access to supportive services in the community.
For Caregivers and Their Families
An online resource designed to help caregivers make informed health decisions with a recently added Caregiver Resource Kit.
Care For The Family Caregiver- A Place To Start:
A booklet for family caregivers that provides an overview on individual
caregiving stories, the basics of caregiving, tips, training, legal and
financial issues, and resources for help
Caring.com:
Caring.com provides the practical information, easy-to-use tools, and personal support caregivers need
Information and support for family and professional caregivers. Publishes Today's Caregiver magazine.
An informative website that answers all the questions both Adult Children and Seniors ask when they need a solution for their care needs. Allows individuals to share their caregiving experiences with others and to learn about the various care options, along with the costs for each, so they can best choose the road they would like to take.
Support and information for family and professional caregivers.
Family Caregiving 101: assistance, answers, new ideas and helpful advice for family caregivers and those their loved ones.
The First Step in Care: Becoming a Family Caregiver:
The guide offers nine practical first steps new caregivers should take and advice for pacing oneself for the long term.
Caregivers: National Institute of Health site with extensive information for caregivers.
MetLife Mature Market Institute:
Helpful Hints--Get step-by-step suggestions for handling challenges and considering options when you or a loved one needs care.
Health Information for Caregivers
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center:
A service of the National Institute on Aging.
Research and practical advice for Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers.
The Alzheimer's Spouse:
Tips and resources for alzheimers caregivers.
Health information and advice for caregivers, provided in partnership with Harvard Medical School’s Consumer Health Information.
This non-profit offers useful information and research on the practice of geriatrics healthcare.
Home Health Aides, Nurses, and In-Home Senior Care Providers.
National Institutes of Health:
NIH has come out with an excellent, simple, easy to read guide for those caring for someone with Alzheimer's. It is also comprehensive, from dealing with financial issues through wandering and medical conditions in its 140+ pages.
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving:
Resources supporting individuals and caregivers coping with chronic illness and disability across the lifespan as well as limitations due to aging.
Caring.com's new free weekly guide providing family caregivers with expert guidance and community support specific to their loved one's stage of Alzheimer's.
Living and Care Resources
Assisted Living Directory strives to make quality online advertising for assisted living accessible for assisted living facilities of any size
A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) providing information and resources to improve care at the end of life.
An informative website that answers all the questions both Adult Children and Seniors ask when they need a solution for their care needs. Allows individuals to share their caregiving experiences with others and to learn about the various care options, along with the costs for each, so they can best choose the road they would like to take.
CareScout:
Provided by Genworth Financial, CareScout provides a care advocacy
program for users. Includes: quality of care ratings for facilities,
eldercare database, resource guide for local care agencies, and care
advocates who answer questions families may have about long-term care
options.
Provides you with support, education, information, and assistance needed to support your efforts to keep your older family members living at home in a secure and loving environment for as long as possible
Genworth Financial Cost of Care:
Compare cost of nursing home, assisted living, home health aides etc. on a state-by-state basis.
A portal to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care.
A community for senior care on the topics of home health care, assisted living, and hospice.
