You might be new to caregiving, or you might be well along your journey. Regardless of the unique circumstances of your situation, we do know that all caregiving can be incredibly rewarding, and it can be incredibly isolating and stressful too.
Begin by visiting Topic 1: How to Use this Resource and then explore the other topics in any order you would like to. We encourage you to visit the website as many times as you need to.
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Topic 1:
How to Use this
Resource -
Topic 2:
The Caregiver’s
Journey -
Topic 3:
Care for the Caregiver and
Handling Your Emotions -
Topic 4:
What are Community and
Residential Hospice Care? -
Topic 5:
What do People with a
Life-limiting Illness Want? -
Topic 6:
Why is a Family Member
Acting that Way? -
Topic 7:
What are Advance Care Planning, Goals of Care Discussions and Health Care Consent?
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Topic 8:
How to Make
Tough Decisions -
Topic 9:
How to Give a Bed Bath and
Attend to Personal Hygiene -
Topic 10:
Home Safety, Fall Prevention,
Assistive Devices -
Topic 11:
How to Communicate Effectively with Family, Doctors, Volunteers and Helpers
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Topic 12:
How to Communicate with Someone
with a Life-Limiting Illness -
Topic 13:
How to Help with
Physical Needs -
Topic 14:
How to Respond to Emotional
and Spiritual Needs -
Topic 15:
How to Respond to
Cultural Needs -
Topic 16:
The Importance
of Observation -
Topic 17:
Pain: How to Recognize It
and How to Help -
Topic 18:
How to Be Present with
a Dying Person -
Topic 19:
Signs of Approaching Death
and What to Do -
Topic 20:
Grief: The Stages and
How to Cope