Caregiver Stress
We know you have many concerns and questions about caregiving. We invite you to join our caregiver support groups and our caregiver programs. Below are listed some resources for caregivers that will help you along your journey.
| Rush Manual for Caregivers |
| The Caregiver's Bill of Rights A list of ways to remain strong in the role of caregiver. |
| Care for the Caregiver Ideas to help strengthen the physical and emotional strengths of the caregiver. Includes a quiz to see how you are faring. |
| Caregiver and Chronic Stress Studies show that three fourths of caregivers are “going it alone”. Caregivers are usually going it alone without any guidelines. Here are tips to keep you in balance. |
| Fighting Caregiver Fatigue By: Kristine Dwyer |
| Coping with Stress and Anxiety By: Today's Caregiver |
| Danger Signs for Caregivers By: Pam Erickson |
| STRESS! By: University of Washington's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Caregivers must adjust to role changes which are extremely stressful. There are no clearly defined goals to follow. |
| Caregivers Prayer By: Aorian Raymond |
| Caregiver Wellness By: Collette Przbyl |
| Helpful Hits for Caregivers By: Pam Erickson |
| At the Heart of Alzheimer's: Caring and Coping By: Carol Simpson The keys to quality caregiving with suggested goals for the caregivers. Learning to accept compromise and allowing the patient to participate in everyday life even if the results of their help don’t meet your standards. |
| The Downs and Ups of Caregiving By: Jo Horne Caregiving for an Alzheimer’s patient is stressful. Here are tips and techniques for dealing with stress. |
| Are you Neglecting your own needs? By: Carol Schwark and Bob Rashkin |
| Keeping a Journal By: Dan Kuhn |
| Caregiving By: Lyn Noyes |
| Setting Limits to Caregiving By: Roberta Satow |