Long-Term Care Planning for Aging Parents: What Every Family Caregiver Should Know Caring for an aging parent or loved one can feel overwhelming—but you don't have to navigate it alone. Join experts from Caregiver Action Network and CareScout, a Genworth company, for a free educational webinar exploring the essential conversations and [...]

The Caregiver's Role Coordinating Care as Needs Change Caring for someone with ATTR amyloidosis often means serving as a steady coordinator, observer, and advocate. Because the condition can affect the heart, nerves, mobility, and other areas of health, caregivers may help monitor symptoms, manage appointments and treatment, and communicate changes to the [...]

The Caregiver's Role Observing, Advocating, and Offering Support Caring for someone with tardive dyskinesia (TD) often involves observing symptoms, helping coordinate care, and advocating for your loved one when changes occur. Because TD symptoms can be unpredictable or misunderstood, caregivers can play an important role in helping their loved one feel heard [...]

The Caregiver's Role Providing Stability, Support, and Advocacy Caring for a loved one with a mental health condition often means providing emotional support, recognizing changes in symptoms, and helping them stay connected to treatment and daily routines. Caregivers may assist with appointments, medications, transportation, everyday tasks, and navigating healthcare, insurance, or community [...]

The Caregiver's Role Monitoring Symptoms and Supporting Daily Care Caring for a loved one with heart failure often means helping manage the condition between medical appointments. Caregivers may monitor for changes such as shortness of breath, swelling, sudden weight gain, fatigue, dizziness, or confusion, while also helping manage medications, appointments, and treatment [...]

The Caregiver's Role Supporting Recovery and Adaptation Caring for a loved one with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) often means adapting as their needs change over time. Caregivers may help manage appointments, medications, rehabilitation, daily activities, and routines that support memory, attention, and organization. Because TBI can affect physical abilities, thinking, communication, [...]

The Caregiver's Role Creating Safety and Supporting Recovery Caring for a loved one with PTSD often means providing stability while understanding that symptoms and recovery can change over time. Caregivers may help identify triggers, support healthy routines, encourage treatment, assist with medications or appointments, and respect boundaries when their loved one needs [...]

The Caregiver's Role Providing Stability, Structure, and Support Caring for a loved one with schizophrenia often involves providing emotional support, helping manage treatment, and creating a sense of stability. Caregivers may assist with medication routines, appointments, daily structure, and monitoring for changes that could signal a relapse or worsening symptoms. Caregivers also [...]

The Caregiver's Role Managing Pain, Treatment, and Complications Caring for a loved one with sickle cell disease (SCD) often means providing steady support while being prepared for unpredictable pain crises and other complications. Caregivers may help manage medications and appointments, encourage healthy habits such as hydration and rest, support treatment plans, and [...]

The Caregiver's Role Supporting Recovery and Independence Stroke recovery can vary widely from person to person, and caregivers often play an important role in helping a loved one adjust and regain as much independence as possible. This may include assisting with daily activities, coordinating medical care, managing medications, supporting rehabilitation exercises, and [...]