Family caregiving is the act of providing at-home care for a relative, friend, or other loved one with a physical or mental health problem. As life expectancies increase, medical treatments advance, and more people live with chronic illnesses and disabilities, many of us find ourselves caring for a loved one at home.
A family and friends care arrangement, also known as kinship care, is one in which a child who cannot be cared for by their parent(s) or another person with parental responsibility goes to live with a relative, friend, or other connected person.
A Caregiver Assessment is a systematic process of gathering information that describes a caregiving situation and identifies the particular problems, needs, resources and strengths of the family caregiver.
But realistically, if you take a loved one regularly to the doctor, or buy their groceries, or have a sibling with special needs whom you support, advocate for an ill spouse, or engage in long-distance care of a loved one, you are a caregiver. The important thing to recognize is that your caring role is important.
What to Include in a Checklist for Caregivers Name of caregiver on duty. Date the checklist is being used. Name of patients. Patient's morning, afternoon, and evening routines, such as: Taking medication and vital signs. Eating food and drinking water. Housekeeping tasks to do. Changes in patient's condition, if any.