Respite Care
How to Help a Caregiver
There’s much said about caregivers’ need for support, but it’s often difficult to know how to help a caregiver when they need it. The tips here approach caregiver help from the perspective of the caregiver’s helper. You may have already offered to help a caregiver, but not yet been asked. Often caregivers have many reasons [...]
How do you pay for respite care?
Respite care is the provision of short-term, temporary relief to those who are caring for family members who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home. Unfortunately there is no default easy way to find funds for respite care. Much of it depends on your unique situation. This post will focus on [...]
Respite Care
According to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), there are currently an estimated 21% of the U.S. population providing unpaid “care to friends and family 18 and older. This translated into 44.4 million caregivers in the U.S. today.” According to Caring.com, “every caregiver needs respite time if he or she is to last. [...]