Understanding Palliative/Supportive Care: What Every Caregiver Should Know
This fact sheet summarizes key features of palliative care, describes how it differs from hospice care, and clarifies some of the misconceptions that prevent people from considering palliative care for themselves or for loved ones. Links to relevant resources, organizations, and other fact sheets are included. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2016.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Caregiver's Guide to Medication and Aging
This fact sheet provides a guide to caregivers about medication use in older adults and people with disabilities. It describes how a pharmacist can help with challenges encountered when taking medications, provides questions to ask physicians and pharmacists about medications, a list of signs and symptoms that can occur with medication-related problems, and the basics of safe medication use. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2017.
Pathways to Effective Communication for Healthcare Providers and Caregivers
This fact sheet offers tips to remove barriers and encourage conversations between caregivers and healthcare providers. It provides advice for preparing for the medical appointment, recommends questions to ask during the appointment, discusses how to advocate for the person receiving care, and recommends important items to discuss at discharge. Links to relevant resources, organizations, and other fact sheets are included. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2015.
Caregiving 101: On Being a Caregiver
This fact sheet describes the caregiver's role and basic tasks. It discusses how caregivers can practice self-care, develop coping skills, and ask for help when they need it. Links to relevant resources, organizations, and other fact sheets are included. An audio recording of the fact sheet is provided. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2016.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Caregiver's Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors
This fact sheet provides caregivers with some practical strategies for dealing with the troubling behavior problems and communication difficulties often encountered when caring for a person with dementia. Links to relevant resources, organizations, and other fact sheets are included. An audio recording and printer-friencly version of the fact sheet are provided.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2016.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Advanced Illness: Feeding Tubes and Ventilators
This fact sheet provides caregivers with education on feeding tubes and ventilators and how to make the decision to initiate these types of therapies. It also helps caregivers recognize early warning signs of an impending medical crisis so that decisions can be made prior to a crisis. Links to relevant resources, organizations, and tipsheets are included. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Familty Caregiver Alliance, 2013.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Vascular Dementia
This fact sheet describes vascular dementia and its two types: post-stroke dementia and multi-infarct dementia. The factsheet discusses symptoms, testing and diagnosis, and treatment for both types. Caregiver advice and links to relevant resources, organizations, and other tipsheets are included. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2018.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Traumatic Brain Injury
This fact sheet discusses traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its consequences, and provides information about the helpful resources available to families caring for a loved one affected by TBI. An online and printer-friendly version are available.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2020.
https://www.caregiver.org/
HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)
This fact sheet describes HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) and its risks, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. The factsheet also includes advice for caregivers of persons with HAND and links to relevant resources, organizations, and other tipsheets.
Source: Family Caregiver Alliance, 2015.
https://www.caregiver.org/
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