Caregiver Training

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Caregivers are often not trained or properly equipped to manage the day-to-day needs of the person under their care. Caregiver training emphasizes the skills needed to provide quality care and encourages self-monitoring of caregiver stress and strain.

We invite you to explore the resources on this page about caregiver training. We also encourage you to access the peer-to-peer exchange if you would like to post a question or comment for response from other website users.

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ADSSP Resource List: October 2012 (no available resources yet)

Source: ADSSP National Resource Center
The ADSSP National Resource Center team has prepared this list of recently published resources covering a range of subjects of interest to ADSSP grantees and partners. This list does not represent a comprehensive examination of the recent literature in any one subject or topic. Links to the publisher’s websites have been included if an article is available for purchase or for free download. If the Alzheimer's Association Green-Field Library subscribes to the journal, you may request a copy of the article from Patty Yuen, Information and Referral Specialist, ADSSP National Resource Center at: pyuen@alz.org
Associated Date: October 2012

ADSSP Evidence-Based Practice Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold

Source: Smith
This is a paper on evidence-based practice for caregivers of people with dementia.
(External Link)
Updated December 28, 2010

ADSSP Evidence-Based Practice Home Environmental Skill Building

Source: Gitlin
Paper on evidence based practice for caregivers people with dementia.
(External Link) • File type: web
Associated Date: January 01, 2003

ADSSP Evidence-Based Practice Savvy Caregiver

Source: Hepburn
Paper on evidence based practice for caregivers people with dementia.
(External Link)
Associated Date: January 01, 2003

ADSSP Evidence-Based Practice - STAR-C

Source: Linda Teri, University of Washington
STAR-Caregivers (STAR-C) is a standardized intervention to help family caregivers identify, reduce, and manage difficult behavioral symptoms of their relative with Alzheimer's disease.
(External Link)
Updated December 28, 2010

RV4TheCause: Helping Those with Chronic Illnesses
Source: RV4TheCause
RV4TheCause helps those living with chronic illness, their caregivers and loved ones by educating professional advisers (CPAs, attorneys, financial planners) and consumers about estate, insurance, tax and financial planning for those living with chronic illness. They provide free educational seminars for professional advisers, planned giving professionals, and consumers, as they travel the country in their Airstream RV.
(External Link)
Associated Date: March 2011

Health Care Reform and Family Caregivers
Source: The National Center on Caregiving at Family Caregiver Alliance
This paper from the Family Caregiver Alliance provides an overview of the provisions in recently-passed health care reform legislation that will have the most direct impact on family caregivers. These include provisions related to long-term care, including the CLASS Act, care quality and coordination, health insurance coverage, and health care workforce development.
(PDF)
Added July 9, 2010

Colorado ADDGS Grant Project

Source: ADSSP National Resource Center Studies
Report developed by the ADSSP National Resource Center that describes the Savvy Caregiver program in CO.
(PDF) • File type: pdf
Associated Date: January 01, 2006

Maine ADDGS Grant Project

Source: ADSSP National Resource Center Studies
Report developed by the ADSSP National Resource Center that describes systems and sustained change in Maine.
(PDF) • File type: pdf
Associated Date: January 01, 2006

ADSSP Evidence-Based Practice Making Sense of Memory Loss

Source: Kuhn
Paper on evidence based practice for people with early stage dementia.
(External Link) • File type: web
Associated Date: January 01, 2004