When you are a family caregiver, it's time to become a master of change.
Being a family caregiver is a lot harder than it used to be.
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We are grateful to the Middle Class Task Force for bringing much needed public awareness to the family caregiver.
For example, the National Family Caregivers Association (whose founder, Suzanne Mintz participated in our panel), and the Family Caregiver Alliance advocate.
The Family Caregiver Alliance estimates that 30% to 59% of caregivers have symptoms of depression, which can lead to more health problems.
Same story with aging network services and family caregiver support.
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This is a wonderful addition to the National Family Caregiver Support Program and it is a perfect way to recognize these caregivers who on average spend 18 hours a week providing care.
That is why my Administration continues to support these committed individuals through programs like the National Family Caregiver Support Program and the Lifespan Respite Care Program, and through new initiatives like the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease.
The new program, officially titled the Family Caregiver Program of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010, provides a monthly stipend to family members who care for veterans that were seriously injured in the line of duty after Sept. 11, 2001.
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The Family Caregiver Alliance, a San Francisco nonprofit group, suggests addressing the following issues: the latest doctor's report, fears about illness and caregiving, daily caregiving needs, financial concerns, the person who will make decisions about finances or medical treatment, what support role each family member should play and what support the primary caregiver might need.
CareFamily, which prescreens in-home caregivers and matches them to customers over the Internet, has online tools that let a family remotely monitor a caregiver's attendance, provide reminders about medications and appointments, and exchange care plans and notes via email, texting or phone.
Many of them stay at home or work part time in order to play the main caregiver role of the family.
When selecting a caregiver, seniors should consider close family or friends who have met the pet and who have successfully cared for a pet of their own.
For now, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the National Center on Caregiving call for every caregiver to be screened for stress and depression.
Friends and family can help tremendously simply by showing up, says Kathy Brandt, vice president of professional leadership, consumer and caregiver services for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
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