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A primary caregiver is the person who takes primary responsibility for someone who cannot care fully for himself or herself. The primary caregiver may be a family member, a trained professional or another individual.
Significant percentages of family caregivers report physical or mental health problems due to caregiving. A recent survey of caregivers of children, adults and the disabled conducted by the National Family Caregivers Association, found that while 70% of the respondents reported finding an inner strength they didn't know they had, 27% reported having more headaches, 24% reported stomach ...
Family caregivers (also known as "family carers") are "relatives, friends, or neighbors who provide assistance related to an underlying physical or mental disability for at-home care delivery and assist in the activities of daily living (ADLs) who are unpaid and have no formal training to provide those services."
The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–163 (text)) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on May 5, 2010. [1] The law provides several benefits for veterans and their families.
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are professionals who work directly with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with the aim of assisting the individual to become integrated into their community or the least restrictive environment.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 paper on the health and well-being of Carers, Carers save the Australian Federal Government over $30 billion a year, according to the same statistics there are over 300 000 Young Carers (Carers Australia states that a Young carer is any carer under the age of 25 [1]) with 1.5 million potential young carers, where potential is defined as a ...
Adults sometimes need to care for both older and younger generations. The sandwich generation is a group of middle-aged adults who care for both their aging parents and their own children.
Charlotte A. Burrows is an American attorney and government official. From 2021 to 2025, Burrows served as Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). [1] ...