Caregiving Resources

Learn more about caregiving resources here - the organizations, books, agencies, and other resources that are available to people with disabilities and those who care for them. What support is available? If you're a caregiver, what financial ramifications you should be aware of? Are there community agencies that can help you locate used or donated equipment? Are there accessible transportation services for medical appointments? What about local respite care options? The following articles discuss these caregiving resources and more.

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Articles

A Family Caregiver Speaks Up: It Doesn't Have to Be This Hard

Information about the caregiver resource A Family Caregiver Speaks Up, in which Suzanne Mintz, founder of National Family Caregivers Assn. and a caregiver for her husband who has MS, talks about her...

The Personal Care Attendant Guide Offers Help to Caregivers

The Personal Care Attendant Guide is a book offering advice to caregivers about caretaking for others, including hints for developing a personal care attendant plan, common questions from a PCA and...

Book Review: Caring for Your Parents: The Complete Family Guide (AARP)

Caring for Your Parents is at once useful and uplifting, offering both sensitive counsel and a practical road map through the rough terrain many face as their parents age.

Eldercare Book Offers Practical Advice to Caregivers

The book It Takes More Than Love: A Practical Guide to Taking Care of an Aging Adult is a comprehensive guidebook for family and friends on day-to-day care for dependent older adults and covers the...

Caregiver Resource Offers Advice to Avoid Caregiver Burnout

Caregiving resources are important to maintaining good health. The book, Share the Care: How to Organize a Group to Care for Someone Who is Seriously Ill, suggests forming a caregiver team to avoid...