Health Topics

Caregivers
Health information topics about Caregivers:

Children

    1. How to Care for a Seriously Ill Child
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/seriously_ill.html

    2. Caring for a Child Dependent on Medical Technology
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/machine.html

    3. How Can I Make My Special Needs Child’s Fu
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/taking_care_of_others/wec...

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Caregivers
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=caregivers+OR+caregiving&recruiting=t...

Coping

    1. Taking Care of You: Self-Care for Family Caregiver
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=847

    2. Where Can We Turn for Help?
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/taking_care_of_others/wec...

    3. Respite: What Caregivers Need Most
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/press/fact/alpha/fact_respite.asp

    4. Caregiving and Depression
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=393

    5. Living Day to Day
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/taking_care_of_others/wec...

    6. Caregiver Stress
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/645.xml

    7. Community Care Options
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=394

    8. Caring for the Caregiver
    American Occupational Therapy Association
    http://www.aota.org/featured/area6/links/link02g.asp

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    1. Glossary
    Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
    http://www.stoppain.org/education_research/glossary.html

    2. Common Caregiving Terms
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/careprof/progguidance/resources/c...

Directories

    1. Caregiving Resources
    National Institute on Aging
    http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/carelist.asp

    2. Eldercare Locator: Community Assistance for Senio
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.eldercare.gov/

    3. Family Caregiver Support Program Contacts
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/careprof/state_by_state/state_con...

Law and Policy

    1. About National Family Caregiver Support Program (N
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/overview/overview_caregiver.asp

    2. Legal Issues for LGBT Caregivers
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=436

    3. Medicare Basics: A Guide for Caregivers
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/11034.pdf

    4. Who Will Care?
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/taking_care_of_others/wec...

    5. LGBT Caregiving: Frequently Asked Questions
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=409

Organizations

    1. Administration on Aging

    http://www.aoa.gov/

    2. Family Caregiver Alliance

    http://www.caregiver.org/

    3. National Family Caregivers Association

    http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/

    4. National Institute on Aging

    http://www.nia.nih.gov/

Other Languages

    1. Caregiving
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=807

Overviews

    1. Family Caregiving
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/press/oam/May_2003/media/fact_sheets/National%20Fam...

Related Issues

    1. Making Choices about Everyday Care (for Families)
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=406

    2. Dental Care Every Day: A Caregiver's Guide
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
    http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/OralHealthInformationIndex/Devel...

    3. Caring for the Person with ALS
    Muscular Dystrophy Association
    http://www.mdausa.org/publications/alscare/caring.htm

    4. Caring for Someone with AIDS at Home
    National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/careathome.htm

    5. Caring for Adults with Cognitive and Memory Impair
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=392

    6. Caregiving in an Emergency
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=887

    7. Caregiving and Sibling Relationships: Challenges a
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=868

    8. Caregivers’ Guide to Medications and Aging

    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1104

    9. Alternatives to Nursing Home Care
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    http://www.medicare.gov/nursing/alternatives.asp

    10. Adult Day Services: How Can They Help You?
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/press/nfc_month/2004/fact_sheets/Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Adul...

    11. Transportation Tips for Caregivers
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/press/nfc_month/2004/fact_sheets/Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Tran...

    12. Guide for Caregivers
    National Multiple Sclerosis Society
    http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Brochures-Guide%20for.asp

    13. Guidelines for Better Communication
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=785

    14. Reporting Abusive Care-Givers
    Federal Trade Commission
    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/health/whocares/abuscare.htm

    15. Long-Distance Caregiving
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=854

    16. When Your Care Receiver Lives with You
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/taking_care_of_others/wec...

    17. Working Caregivers: Finding a Balance
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/press/nfc_month/2004/fact_sheets/Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Empl...

    18. Lifting Techniques for Home Caregivers
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=6&topcategory=Gener...

    19. JAMA Patient Page: Quality of Life
    American Medical Association
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ626IYI9D&sub_...

    20. ACP Home Care Guide for Advanced Cancer: Caregivin
    American College of Physicians
    http://www.acponline.org/public/h_care/2-caregv.htm

    21. Hands-On Skills for Caregivers
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=787

    22. Hot Weather Tips
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=871

    23. Holding a Family Meeting
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=475

    24. How to Help During the Final Weeks of Life
    American College of Physicians
    http://www.acponline.org/public/h_care/7-final.htm

Seniors

    1. Caregiver Stress and Elder Abuse
    National Center on Elder Abuse
    http://www.elderabusecenter.org/pdf/family/fact_sheet.pdf

    2. Home Away from Home: Relocating Your Parents
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=849

    3. What Housing Options Are Available?
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/taking_care_of_others/wec...

    4. What Services Can Help Us?
    Administration on Aging
    http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/taking_care_of_others/wec...

Statistics

    1. Selected Caregiver Statistics
    Family Caregiver Alliance
    http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=439

    2. Caregiving Statistics
    National Family Caregivers Association
    http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/who/stats.cfm

Teenagers

    1. Tips for Having a Safe Babysitting Experience: Mar
    American Red Cross
    http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/courses/tips.html

    2. Babysitting Basics
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/jobs/babysit.html

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