The Caregiver Space

Need answers? Ask a nurse!

Need answers? Ask a nurse!

If you had a nurse who would answer any question you had, what would you ask? Registered Nurse Phill Tsingos will answer your medical questions. Asking is easy - just post them in the forums. Phill will be answering all of the questions in the forum and we'll be...

Meet Bevel

Meet Bevel

I have just turned 79 but not in mind--that's around 39--healthy, pretty strong, maybe a little on the stubborn side, I have a pretty good sense of humor (much needed). I live in Cape Town, South Africa in a retirement village, which bugs me a bit because I can't have...

Dip and friendship

Dip and friendship

Being a caregiver makes it hard to relate. I admit I don't get out very often, but right now everyone I met is chatting about the super bowl. How am I supposed to relate to some woman blathering about how important it is to get the dip and chips right when what I'm...

Mesothelioma Group

This mesothelioma support community connects mesothelioma patients and their caregivers to free patient resources, helps navigate treatment and financial options, and has special sections for caregivers and veterans.

Caregiver Profiles: Sue G.

Caregiver Profiles: Sue G.

Who is a caregiver? Nearly 1/3 of Americans serve as family caregivers and millions more serve as paid professional caregivers. The Caregiver Space is sharing their stories. Meet Sue I have never been one to overtly show my emotions; but as I travel my newest...

Paying for Senior Care

Paying for Senior Care and the Eldercare Financial Resource Locator Tool were created and are maintained by the American Elder Care Research Organization. The organization’s mission is to assist individuals in the planning and implementing of long-term senior care....

ImmunoCommunity

The ImmunoCommunity is a project by The Cancer Research Institute (CRI). The site has resources explaining cancer immunotherapy, an online social networking community for people involved with immunotherapy, and information on clinical trials.

Shake: Simply Legal

Shake allows users to easily create custom legal documents. Primarily catering to the startup and small business community, they provide legal forms which could be helpful for caregivers. Personal loans Nanny agreements Roommate agreements Shake's agreements are...

FDA: Health Fraud Scams

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintains a list of health fraud scams. The FDA provides tips for how to spot a scam and allows you to report fraud. You can subscribe to their mailing list to receive email updates about scams to watch out for.

Caregiver Profile: Sally S.

Caregiver Profile: Sally S.

Who is a caregiver? Nearly 1/3 of Americans serve as family caregivers and millions more serve as paid professional caregivers. The Caregiver Space is sharing their stories.   I am a mature and independent Caregiver with 5+ years of experience.  As I near year...

When the invisible family reappears

Many families rally together after a diagnosis or an accident, but a few weeks later they’re nowhere to be found. Caregivers can face months or years of little to no family support, only to have those same absentee family members reappear when the end is near....

Don't see what you're looking for? Search the library

Popular categories

Finances
Burnout
After Caregiving
Housing
Relationships
Finding Meaning
Planning
Dying
Finding Support
Work
Grief