Quick Education
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We've compiled resources to help you get a brief introduction to a topic or just find some simple tips to make life a little easier.
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How to Effectively Communicate with Someone Who has Dementia
10 quick tips of how to use effective communication.
10 quick tips of how to use effective communication.
AARP Caregiving Tips and Time Savers
- Daily Tasks - tips to help get you through the day with your loved one when you can't be right by their side.
- Personal Care - tips to help your loved maintain some independence with their daily routines.
- Meal Time - tips to make meal times easier.
- Mobility - simple tips for those that still want some independence but need a little help getting around.
CDC Fall Prevention Materials
Each year, millions of older people - those 65 and older - fall.
Falling doesn't have to be a part of getting older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides different guides and checklists for making sure your loved one is living their most fall risk free life.
Each year, millions of older people - those 65 and older - fall.
Falling doesn't have to be a part of getting older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides different guides and checklists for making sure your loved one is living their most fall risk free life.
- Family Caregivers: Protect Your Loved Ones from Falling
- Check for Safety
- Stay Independent: Learn more about fall prevention
- What You Can Do to Prevent Falls
- Postural Hypotension: What is it and how to manage
- Chair Rise Exercise
Family Caregiver Alliance
Webinars
The FCA produces webinars for family members, partners and friends caring for a loved one living with a chronic or disabling health condition. New webinars are produced bi-monthly.
Health Conditions
If you are caring for a loved one with a chronic health condition, FCS provides information on a number of health conditions.
Fact and Tip Sheets
FCA provides an extensive array of fact and tip sheets to aide caregivers on a varity of topics like:
Webinars
The FCA produces webinars for family members, partners and friends caring for a loved one living with a chronic or disabling health condition. New webinars are produced bi-monthly.
- Daily Care - webinars on topics of daily life like dementia proofing your home, preventing falls, and senior driving.
- Planning for Caregiving - webinars that address difficult topics such as long term care, caregiving through the holidays, and how to care for a loved one from afar.
- Self Care - webinars to teach that self care matters, you can't care for your loved one unless you take care of yourself.
Health Conditions
If you are caring for a loved one with a chronic health condition, FCS provides information on a number of health conditions.
Fact and Tip Sheets
FCA provides an extensive array of fact and tip sheets to aide caregivers on a varity of topics like: