The Caregiver's Role Adapting as Needs Change Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease is an evolving role. It’s not just about helping with daily tasks, it’s about supporting the whole person as their needs change over time. Caregivers provide day-to-day support, establish routines, and serve as care coordinators and advocates. [...]

The Caregiver's Role Supporting Health Without Judgment Obesity is a complex, chronic health condition influenced by genetics, environment, mental health, medications, and other medical factors. Caregivers can provide practical and emotional support by encouraging healthy habits, helping manage medical care, listening without judgment, and supporting sustainable changes rather than focusing only on [...]

The Caregiver's Role Helping Manage Symptoms, Treatment, and Care Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide and can affect people with or without a history of smoking. Treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or a combination depending on the type and stage of the cancer. [...]

The Caregiver's Role An Overview for Family Caregivers Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the United States, accounting for about 30% of new cancer cases each year, though men can also develop the disease. Caregivers often help coordinate care, provide emotional support, manage treatment side effects, and [...]

The Caregiver's Role Providing Care, Comfort, and Advocacy Caring for a loved one with cancer often means helping them feel supported and less alone throughout diagnosis, treatment, and beyond. Caregivers may coordinate appointments, manage medications and transportation, help with daily needs, take notes during medical visits, ask questions, and help their loved one [...]

The Caregiver's Role Everyday Support That Makes a Difference Caring for a loved one with substance use disorder (SUD) can be complex and emotionally demanding. While you cannot control another person’s recovery, you can play an important role by providing emotional support, encouraging treatment, promoting safety, and helping maintain stability. This may include [...]

A Caregiver Action Network Resource Caring for Rare Disease Caregivers Rare diseases can make caregiving especially complex. You don’t have to navigate it alone. When your loved one has a rare disease, you may be coordinating specialists, searching for answers, managing daily care, and facing the unknown. We’re here to [...]

The Caregiver's Role Navigating Treatment, Benefits, and Recovery Caring for a loved one with bladder cancer often means helping manage appointments, medications, tests, treatments, symptoms, and communication with the healthcare team. For veterans, caregivers may also help navigate VA benefits, coordinate care between VA and community providers, and manage practical needs that [...]

Caring for someone with transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) can feel overwhelming, especially in the early stages when the condition is still unfamiliar and the path forward is unclear. Many caregivers find themselves navigating a complex medical landscape while also processing the emotional weight of a serious diagnosis. This course is designed to help you better [...]

This guide is for spouses/partners, adult children, friends, and other unpaid caregivers supporting a Veteran or military-affiliated loved one with bladder cancer. It is especially useful when care is coordinated through VA health care, where the VA Caregiver Support Program offers education, coaching, peer support mentoring, and referrals for caregivers. Caregiver Support Teams are also available to help [...]