Health

Quick Read | 7 minutes

A Guide to Taking Care of Yourself

“The care you give to yourself is the care you give to your loved one,” said a caregiver. Absolutely the easiest thing for someone to say and the hardest thing to accept is the advice to take care of yourself as a caregiver. It is often hard to see beyond

Webinar | 2 minutes

Building Your Caregiver Toolkit: Supporting a Loved One With Depression

Building Your Family Caregiver Toolkit: Strategies for Supporting Loved Ones to Get Well As a family caregiver, you likely hold many roles; schedule coordinator, finance manager, advocate, cheerleader, spouse, parent, child, and sibling — not to mention yo

Quick Read | 4 minutes

Caregiver Depression: A Silent Health Crisis

One of today’s all-too silent health crises is caregiver depression. A conservative estimate reports that 20% of family caregivers suffer from depression, twice the rate of the general population. Of clients of California’s Caregiver Resource Centers, near

In Depth | 17 minutes

Caregiver Health

A Population at Risk An estimated 44 million Americans age 18 and older provide unpaid assistance and support to older people and adults with disabilities who live in the community.1 The value of this unpaid labor force is estimated to be at least $306 bil

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Caregiver Self-Care: Caring for You

The care you give to yourself is the care you give to your loved one. Keep these simple steps and strategies in mind to ensure that you as a caregiver find time and resources to take care of yourself. Learn about the disease your loved one has. Find out ab

In Depth Audio | 10 minutes

Caregiving 101: On Being a Caregiver

Listen To listen to this fact sheet, click the links below. Part 1: On Being a Caregiver Part 2: The ‘IRS of Caregiving’: Information, Respite, and Support Read Caregiving often creeps up on you. You start by dropping by your mom’s house and doing her laun

In Depth | 8 minutes

Caregiving and Ambiguous Loss

Introduction Caregiving for a loved one can cause stress in many ways. To manage the stress—which we know can be dangerous to a caregiver’s health—we must first know what the problem is. Surprisingly, many caregivers of individuals with memory disorders or

Quick Read | 2 minutes

Caregiving and the Coronavirus: TIPS FOR CAREGIVERS

April 21, 2020

PDF version available here During the ongoing infection-prevention measures associated the novel coronavirus, family and friend caregivers should take extra precautions to keep themselves and those they care for healthy. PLAN AND PREPARE ​Create a list of

Quick Read | 5 minutes

Coronavirus Resources and Articles for Family Caregivers

Family Caregiver Alliance is committed to continuing to support caregivers through the evolving situation associated with the coronavirus. During this time of heightened awareness about public health and reducing risk of exposure for ourselves and those we

Quick Read | 3 minutes

Cuidado y el coronavirus: CONSEJOS PARA CUIDADORES (Caregiving and the Coronavirus: Tips For Caregivers)

April 22, 2020

Versión en PDF disponible aquí Durante las medidas actuales de prevención de infecciones asociadas con el nuevo coronavirus, los cuidadores familiares y amigos deben tomar precauciones adicionales para mantenerse a sí mismos y a quienes cuidan de manera sa

In Depth | 12 minutes

Dementia, Caregiving, and Controlling Frustration

The Stresses of Caregiving Caring for an individual with Alzheimerʼs disease or a related dementia can be challenging and, at times, overwhelming. Frustration is a normal and valid emotional response to many of the difficulties of being a caregiver. While

In Depth | 18 minutes

Depression and Caregiving

Table of Contents Introduction Symptoms of Depression Special Caregiver Concerns What to Do if You Think You Have Depression How Is Depression Treated Treatment Options Complementary and Alternative Therapies Paying for Treatment Strategies to Help Yoursel

Quick Read | 3 minutes

Grief and Loss Along the Way

January 1, 2004

Someone once said that aging is a narcissistic wound, meaning that the changes and losses that come with aging—our own or someone’s we love—affect us deeply in ways that are sometimes hard to deal with. This doesn’t mean that there are not positive parts t

In Depth | 30 minutes

Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers

Table of Contacts First, Care for YourselfEffects of Caregiving on Health and Well-BeingTaking Responsibility for Your Own CareIdentifying Personal BarriersMoving ForwardTool #1: Reducing Personal StressTool #2: Setting GoalsTool #3: Seeking SolutionsTool

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The 30-Minute Strategy

“What makes the biggest difference to your health? What has the biggest return on investment?” These questions are posed by Dr. Mike Evans in a popular YouTube video he created, “23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?” th

In Depth | 28 minutes

The Emotional Side of Caregiving

Whether you become a caregiver gradually or all of sudden due to a crisis, or whether you are a caregiver willingly or by default, many emotions surface when you take on the job of caregiving. Some of these feelings happen right away and some don’t surface

Quick Read | 8 minutes

Cuidado y pérdida ambigua (Caregiving and Ambiguous Loss)

April 12, 2019

Introducción El cuidado de un ser querido puede causar estrés de muchas maneras. Para manejar el estrés, que sabemos que puede ser peligroso para la salud de un cuidador, primero es necesario saber cuál es el problema. Sorprendentemente, muchos cuidadores

In Depth | 30 minutes

Cuidando de USTED: Cuidados Personales para Cuidadores Familiares (Taking Care of YOU)

Primero, Cuídese a Usted Mismo En un avión, una máscara de oxígeno desciende frente a usted. ¿Qué cree que debe hacer? Como todos sabemos, la primera regla es ponerse su propia máscara de oxígeno antes de ayudar a alguien más. Solo cuando nos ayudemos a no

In Depth | 11 minutes

Demencia, Cuidados y Control de la Frustración (Dementia, Caregiving, and Controlling Frustration)

El estrés de cuidar Cuidar de un individuo con Alzheimer o un tipo de demencia relacionado puede ser un desafío y, a veces, abrumador. La frustración es una respuesta emocional normal y válida a muchas dificultades de ser un cuidador. Aunque algo de irrita

Quick Read | 4 minutes

Depresión del cuidador: una crisis de salud silenciosa (Caregiver Depression: A Silent Health Crisis)

April 12, 2019

Una de las crisis de salud silenciosas es la depresión del cuidador. Un informe conservador indica que el 20% de los cuidadores familiares sufre de depresión, el doble de la incidencia en la población general. De los que acuden a los Centros de recursos pa