Caregiving

The Grand Resources guide provides information and resource to caregivers of relative children with disabilities.

This fact sheet from ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center provides information on options for recruiting, screening, training, utilizing, and retaining volunteers to provide respite services to caregiving families in various settings.

This tip sheet from the Delaware Lifespan Respite Care Network provides ideas to help you make the most of your respite time.

You are not alone. The right support group can be a great place of comfort where you can talk to people who have been through similar situations and faced the challenges you’re facing. You can talk about how you’re feeling with people who understand. A good support group can be a network of friends to whom you can turn when you have questions or need help—and in turn, you can be there for them as well.

Would you like more information about what personal care and personal assistance services are? This article provides a detailed overview of these services.

This informative article from the Family Caregiver Alliance, provides an overview of aspects to consider when hiring people to help at home.

Caring for a family member demonstrates love and commitment and can be a very rewarding experience. Exhaustion, worry, inadequate resources, and continuous care demands are enormously stressful. Be sure to take care of you!

Depression is commonly treated with antidepressant medications.

Here are some helpful tips to deal with both caregiver and care recipient anger.

Learn more about the types of respite programs that are available to assist with caregiving needs from the ARCH.