Caregiver Resources
National Alliance for Caregiving - Conducts research, offers Lotsa Helping Hands online calendar to schedule family and friends for help in time slots requested by caregiver.
Family Caregiver alliance - Links to caregiver resources by state; alerts on policy initiatives to aid caregivers.
Respite.org - Links to programs that offer temporary paid or volunteer care services to give caregivers time off
AARP Association for Retired Persons - Guide to caregiving; message boards for caregivers
Caring Connections - a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer and community engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Patient Advocate Foundation - Serves as an active liaison between the patient and their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention and/or debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis through case managers, doctors and attorne
Today's Caregiver Magazine - Includes free online newsletter
Places where you can build a web site to post information and write about your health care experience:
Lots of Helping Hands - A website that helps you set up a care giver network to share information and let people know what type of help is needed.
Still under construction. Last updated 01/10/2008