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Caregiver Responsibilities

Caregivers face many responsibilities in managing the well-being, health and safety of the elderly relative they love. Learn what your responsibilities are as a caretaker, and what it takes to shoulder them with ease.

Articles About Caregiver Responsibilities
  • Discussing Caregiving with Your Boss
    Being a full-time employee and a caregiver can be difficult, but letting your boss or employer know that you are a caregiver can put less stress on both of you. The amount of stress employees face - on the job and as caregivers - is another reason to let your boss know what's going on in your personal life.
  • Valentine's Day: When a Loved One Can't Understand the Holidays
    Celebrating special occasions when one or more of the people involved can't participate is hard. When an elder has Alzheimer's or Dementia and they no longer understand the significance of holidays do we follow through, or do we pretend the special day doesn't exist?
  • Electronic Health Records Still Not A Reality
    Caregivers are often responsible for tracking down medical history and health records from multiple doctors because health-care providers don’t have electronic access to patients' health records and medical information.
  • Keeping Relationships Strong While Caregiving: A True Story
    Caring for two elderly loved ones while keeping your relationships strong. Caregiving changes your relationships forever.
  • Financial Planning: Strategies for Caregivers and Their Parents
    Having the foresight to make arrangements for your elderly parent's long-term care can save the rest of the family both emotional and financial distress. This expert advice should help with asset protection and financial planning for you an your elderly parents.
  • Holiday Gift Guide: Ideas for Caregivers and Seniors
    Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the caregiver or the elderly person in your life? The staff of Agingcare.com has put together a gift guide to help spark some ideas and make holiday shopping a little easier.
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News about Caregiver Responsibilities
  • Working Caregivers Cost Economy $25.2B Each Year, Gallup Says
    Though they tend to be older, less educated and lower income, working caregivers cost the economy $25.2 billion in lost productivity due to more than 126 million workdays missed, Gallup estimates.
  • Gender Differences in Response to Alzheimer's Disease
    A survey of men and women in four European nations and the United States showed gender differences in fear of the disease and concern for and care of loved ones with Alzheimer's Disease. Among other findings, men are more certain that wives will take care of them should they develop the disease than the reverse.
  • Working Caregivers Are Giving Back to Parents, Gallup Says
    Most working caregivers are caring for elderly parents who either live with them or within 10 miles of their homes, a Gallup poll says. Caregivers report spending 13 days a month on errands, and six days providing more personal services like bathing, grooming, dressing and feeding.
 

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