Caregiving

Recommended reading:

Aging parents and common sense: A directory of resources for you and your parents

Caring today, planning for tomorrow

Informative sites:

Caring.com

Caring.com is a leading online destination for family caregivers seeking information and support as they care for aging parents, spouses, and other loved ones. Caring.com offers helpful content, advice from leading experts, a supportive community of caregivers, and a comprehensive directory of eldercare services.
www.caring.com

Family Caregiving 101

To help caregivers find the information they need to take care of themselves and their loved ones, the National Alliance for Caregiving has partnered with the National Family Caregivers Association to create Family Caregiving 101, an online resource loaded with quality information on how to deal with the challenges of caregiving.
www.familycaregiving101.org

Lotsa Helping Hands

Through the Lotsa Helping Hands website, visitors may create their own caregiving site to coordinate support needed for the caregiver and care recipient. Lotsa Helping Hands is a free caregiving coordination web service that provides a private, group calendar where tasks for which a caregiver needs assistance can be posted. Family and friends may visit the site and sign up online for a task. The website generates a summary report showing who has volunteered for which tasks and which tasks remain unassigned. The site tracks each task and notification and reminder emails are sent to the appropriate parties.
www.lotsahelpinghands.com