There are an estimated 44 million family caregivers in America. This unpaid workforce saves the healthcare system at least $306 billion annually, according to some estimates. The impact of this important work on caregivers can be life-altering in emotional, physical, financial, and spiritual ways. Caregivers show higher rates of depression, stress, frustration and physical and mental illness because of the strain of being a caregiver. Because of this, it is vital for caregivers to receive support, training, and tools to make their caregiving journey as successful as possible. Read "Caregiver Health: A population at risk" on the health impacts of caregiving, here. 

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Assessment Tools

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The Alzheimer's Association has a checklist for caregivers designed to measure stress. Take the short quiz, here.

 

Caregiving.com is a comprehensive resource for caregivers including a caregiver blogs, training tools, and webinars. The founder, Denise M. Brown, a certified caregiving coach, published a handbook for caregivers "The Caregiving Years: Six Stages to a Meaningful Journey". 

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The National Alliance for Caregiving is an organization dedicated to research, policy, and advocacy for caregivers. They offer a selection of resources helpful to caregivers, here.

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To read more about the caregiving journey and what to expect at each stage of caregiving, read "Caregiver Journey Map: Supporting those with Alzheimer's and other dementias", published by AgingWell Hub, co-founded with Philips, a cross sector collaborative of the Global Social Enterprise Initiative (GSEI) at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. Download the book, here.

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Community Resources 

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The Alzheimer's Association offers support groups for the caregivers of persons with dementia. See if there's a support group in your area, here.
 

Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) is a secure online service for quality information, support, and resources for family caregivers of adults with chronic physical or cognitive conditions such as Alzheimer’s, stroke, Parkinson’s, and other illnesses.
1-800-445-8106 (toll-free)
info@caregiver.org
www.caregiver.org

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FCA offers videos, webinars and other training materials for caregivers in their online learning center, here. View videos on the FCA YouTube Channel, here.

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Creating Confident Caregivers® is an educational training program for family members who are caring for a person with a dementia related illness, such as Alzheimer’s Disease. The Creating Confident Caregivers®  program has been proven to reduce caregiver stress by providing caregivers with useful tools and information.  Learn more

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Powerful Tools for Caregivers provides a self-care education program for family caregivers. The Powerful Tools for Caregivers program will provide you with tools and strategies to better handle the unique caregiver challenges you face. Learn more 

 

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Educational Videos