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Provides reliable information and support to all those who need assistance. Call toll-free anytime day or night at 1.800.272.3900.
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Source: MetLife/National Alliance for Caregiving
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"Since You Care Guide" offers information and resources for family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's and related dementia.
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Information for family caregivers from the American Medical Association
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Source: American Medical Association
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Questions caregivers should ask to perform a self-evaluation of their own well-being.
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Source: Familydoctor.Org
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Information from the American Academy of Family Physicians on identifying and coping with the stresses of providing care for a loved one.
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Source: Sloan Work and Family Research Network, Boston College
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Website includes information and resources about creating workplaces that are accommodating to family caregivers, including those providing care to senior and disabled loved ones
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Source: American Geriatrics Society
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Online guide is a resource for families and friends who are caring for older people at home. Written by experienced health professionals, the guide is a tool for caregivers who are working in consultation with a health care professional in providing home care for an older person.
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Source: IlluminAge Communication Partners
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The role of the caregiver; taking care of yourself; finding the help you need.
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Nonprofit organization addressing the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home. Website contains information, factsheets and contact information to agencies.
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Source: AARP
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Discussion of "The Sandwich Generation"--those who are simultaneously providing care for children and older loved ones.
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Source: U.S. Administration on Aging
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Website includes a wide variety of resources for family caregivers and professionals in the caregiver support field; includes factsheet with information about family caregiver programs for each state
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The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) supports, empowers, educates, and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for a chronically ill, aged, or disabled loved one.
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Source: The Caregiver Initiative/Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company
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Online resource and community for family caregivers, including caregiver manual, health tips and message boards.
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Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Articles, research and factsheets about stress from the National Institutes of Health
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