Paid Caregivers by https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3 Presented by Ivory Rowden en-us 2022-11-13 03:48:36 UTC 2022-11-13 21:05:00 UTC hello@padlet.com ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381813018 Family caregivers are usually unpaid family members who take care of a relative. These caregivers are always related to the person receiving care. On average, about 21% of all caregivers work unpaid (Jevs, 2022).

]]> 2022-11-13 20:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381813018 Independent Caregivers ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381813524 An independent caregiver gets hired directly by the person's family needing care and is not part of a caregiving agency. They provide all necessary services and work with the family to determine the care recipient's needs (Jevs, 2022).]]> 2022-11-13 20:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381813524 Informal Caregivers ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381813818 Informal caregivers provide similar services to those of family caregivers. This difference is that this type of caregiver is usually not related to the care recipient. However, these caregivers have some relation to their clients (Jevs, 2022).


]]> 2022-11-13 20:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381813818 Professional Caregivers ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381814904 Professional caregivers are when caregiving is their primary occupation. These caregivers work with a care recipient in their home or a facility to ensure they receive proper care (Jevs, 2022). Professional caregivers also typically work for agencies.

]]> 2022-11-13 20:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381814904 Hospice Caregivers ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381815114 Hospice caregivers are hired toward the end of a care recipient's life. In most cases, the care recipient has some type of terminal illness (Jevs, 2022). These caregivers prioritize comfort and quality of life when possible.

]]> 2022-11-13 20:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381815114 Nursing Homes ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381815346 If your loved one has a chronic condition, nursing homes can provide the short or long-term care they need. Nursing homes provide rehabilitative therapies, medical assistance, and more aid than a typical caregiver provides(Jevs, 2022). Some living in a nursing home may be bedridden, have a physical or mental disability, or have Alzheimer's or Dementia. ]]> 2022-11-13 20:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381815346 Assisted Living Facilities ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381815778 Assisted Living Facilities are typically designed to provide a basic level of care to their residents. In addition, these facilities offer social activities, a community setting, and other services to enrich the tenants' lives (Jevs, 2022). Assisted living staff provides care as needed and not continuously, like a caregiver.

]]> 2022-11-13 20:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381815778 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381816051 Being a paid caregiver can be profoundly rewarding. The need for caregivers is on the rise. Older generations continue to live longer, in the population of elderly adults only continues to increase. 
Caregiving can be emotionally rewarding. It fulfills a sense of duty for many family caregivers. Care needs include personal connections, medical assistance, and care coordination. 

]]> 2022-11-13 20:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381816051 A Proclamation on National Family Caregivers Month- White House ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381816614 The president details the sacrifice of more than 50 million Americans providing care to parents, children, siblings, and other loved ones. He speaks about how caregiving ensures the health and dignity of the recipients. Nevertheless, the enormous tasks of supporting aging loved ones and the responsibility is often unseen and undervalued. Finally, he makes a statement regarding how his administration is committed to easing the burdens on caregivers and states that they should receive the resources and respect they deserve (Biden, 2022).

]]> 2022-11-13 20:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381816614 HHS Delivers First National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381817140 Today the US Department of Health and Human Services released the 2022 national strategy to support family caregivers. It highlights nearly 350 actions by the federal government and 150 actions by other levels of government to support family caregivers (ALC, 2022). In the United States, there is currently a lack of resources to maintain health, well-being, and financial security while providing crucial support for others. This strategy will be updated every two years with input from the community. 

]]> 2022-11-13 20:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381817140 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381823696 Have some other people that are similar to family reached out to you? Does your community offer help and social support? Recreation and respite? Information support? 

]]> 2022-11-13 20:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381823696 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381824216 Talk with your Caregiver Resource Center about what help is available to you. Check through a quick online search for "caregiver," which offers a variety of information and online communities. If your biological family offers no help, perhaps you can create a community "family" that will be there for you when you need help. ]]> 2022-11-13 20:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381824216 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381824415 Divide the work among a care team. Make a written plan to know who will do what and when. Who will come once a week so you can take some time off to do as you wish? Who will come for a week twice a year so that you can take a vacation from caregiving?

]]> 2022-11-13 20:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381824415 Supportive links ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381824722 Lotsa Helping Hands - https://lotsahelpinghands.com/
Lotsa Helping Hands is a free online tool for caregivers to organize care and communicate with other family members, friends, and neighbors.
AgingCare.com- https://www.agingcare.com/topics/60/caregiver-support 
Emotional support and guidance for families, partners, and other caregivers coping with the challenges of providing care for another adult.

]]> 2022-11-13 20:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381824722 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381825056 Understand that anger and guilt are normal but avoid harmful actions.
While mixed emotions are an understandable outcome of caregiving, talk with someone, another caregiver, or a professional. Talk about negative feelings to prevent acting out of anger (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2016). Remember, feeling angry about the ambiguity in memory loss is normal, but acting out that anger against the patient or yourself is not.

]]> 2022-11-13 20:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381825056 Frustration ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381825267 Frustration is part of many other feelings, such as anger and impatience. As a caregiver, it feels like you cannot do anything right or things do not go as planned, no matter what you do or how hard you try (Schempp). In addition, being tired increases the likelihood that you will get frustrated. 

]]> 2022-11-13 20:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381825267 Impatience ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381826344  It can be challenging to get your care recipient up, dressed, given breakfast, and to their doctor's appointment all before 10 a.m (Schempp). Only for the care receiver to act unhelpful and move slowly. Understandably, you would get impatient at times.

]]> 2022-11-13 20:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381826344 Resentment ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381826658 When a situation is not ideal, perhaps your sibling will not help provide care, and you become the default caregiver; it is not uncommon to feel hostile and resentful (Schempp). Small things quickly become big things when we feel unappreciated and unacknowledged. Feeling like you have to do it all, and do it all by yourself, is guaranteed to make a caregiver feel resentment]]> 2022-11-13 20:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381826658 Depression/Sadness ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827161 As a caregiver, you are at risk for depression. Sometimes this is feeling hopeless or helpless or having the inability to sleep (Schempp). In addition, taking care of yourself and another person can be overwhelmingly emotional. 

]]> 2022-11-13 20:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827161 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827351 (ACL). (2022, September 21). HHS delivers first national strategy to support family caregivers. Retrieved November 13, 2022, from https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/09/21/hhs-delivers-first-national-strategy-support-family-caregivers.html]]> 2022-11-13 20:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827351 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827444 Biden, J. R. (2022, October 31). A proclamation on National Family Caregivers Month, 2022. The White House. Retrieved November 13, 2022, from https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/10/31/a-proclamation-on-national-family-caregivers-month-2022/ 


]]> 2022-11-13 20:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827444 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827568 Boss, P. (n.d.). Caregiving and ambiguous loss. Family caregiver alliance. Retrieved April 9, 2022, from https://www.caregiver.org/resource/caregiving-and-ambiguous-loss/

]]> 2022-11-13 20:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827568 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827616 Jevs. (2022, March 25). 6 types of caregivers: How to find the right kind of caregiver. JEVS Care at Home. Retrieved November 10, 2022, from https://jevsathome.org/types-of-caregivers/ 


]]> 2022-11-13 20:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827616 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827799 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2016). Families Caring for an Aging America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/236 ]]> 2022-11-13 20:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827799 ivoryrowden https://padlet.com/ivoryrowden/607f1q3n8cxl47b3/wish/2381827920 Schempp, Donna (n.d.).  The emotional side of caregiving. Family Caregiver Alliance. Retrieved April 29, 2022, from https://www.caregiver.org/resource/emotional-side-caregiving/?via=caregiver-resources,all-resources

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