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Help Desk → Caregivers

Caregivers

• 1. How to prepare myself for my new caregiving role?
  • 1.1. Home Care Safety and Easy Access
• 2. Caregiver Basics
  • 2.1. Guide to Hiring a Caregiver
  • 2.2. Family Caregiver Alliance Fact Sheets on Caregiving
  • 2.3. United Way Caregivers Coalition Educational Video Series
  • 2.4. Pathways for Caregivers
• 3. Stages of Caregiving
  • 3.1. What are the stages of Caregiving?
• 4. Caregiving and SCI
  • 4.1. Managing Personal Care Assistants - New Mobility Magazine
  • 4.2. Information about caring for someone with an SCI
  • 4.3. SCI Forum: Personal Caregivers: Tips, Tricks, Tales
  • 4.4. Personal Care Manual: The Key to Independence
• 5. How to Manage?
  • 5.1. How to take care of YOU!
  • 5.2. Top 10 Family Caregiver Tips
  • 5.3. Caregiver Stress: Remembering To Take Care Of Yourself
• 6. Locating Care Givers
  • 6.1. Caring.com
  • 6.2. Home Care Association of America (HCAOA)
  • 6.3. Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)
  • 6.4. ARCH National Respite Network (including state listings)
  • 6.5. Centers for Independent Living
  • 6.6. Family Caregiver Alliance & State-by-State Resources
  • 6.7. Locating Independent Care Givers in your area (Care.com)
  • 6.8. Caregiver Action Network (CAN)
  • 6.9. Caring Communities Respite Care Registry -Baltimore/Washington area
  • 6.10. Care Support Webinar: Finding, Hiring, Training, and Retaining Care Support Professionals
• 7. Additional care giver groups & resources
  • 7.1. Family Caregiver Alliance
  • 7.2. Friends' Health Connection
  • 7.3. Caregiver and personal assistance books, info sheets and additional information
  • 7.4. Lotsa Helping Hands
  • 7.5. VA National Caregiver Support Line
  • 7.6. Well Spouse Association

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