Alzheimer's Blogging:


Definitions of caregiver which I found on the Web:

Health professional: a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability.

A person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult

Carer (UK, NZ, Australian usage) and caregiver (US, Canadian usage) are words normally used to refer to unpaid relatives or friends who support people with disabilities. The words may be prefixed with "family" "spousal", "child" to distinguish between different care situations.

A caregiver is anyone providing hands-on personal care and/or assistance with daily care.


A caregiver is any relative, partner, friend or neighbor who has a significant personal relationship with, and provides a broad range of assistance for, an older person or an adult with a chronic or disabling condition.

An adult family member or other individual who is an informal provider of in-home or in community care to an older individual. Caregiver training is sometimes offered by professional agencies to share options and methods for caregivers to use.

A caregiver is a person who has special training to help people with mental health problems, such as social workers, teachers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and mentors. Case manager: An individual who organizes and coordinates services and supports for persons with mental health problems and their families.

Do you stop by your mom's place and drop off food or make her a few meals for the week? Do you balance your father's checkbook because he's been having trouble doing it himself? If you answered "yes," then you are a caregiver. ...

In terms of alcohol and drug abuse recovery a caregiver is a person who has gone through the training necessary to assist a substance abuser through their treatment program. ...

Caregivers - All persons who are not employees of an organization, are not paid, and provide or assist in providing health care to a patient (eg, family member, friend) and acquire technical training as needed based on the tasks that must be performed.

Caregivers - A caregiver is defined as anyone caring for a senior and their family. This can include both formal and informal caregivers.


A caregiver or carer is someone who provides assistance to another person who cannot live fully independently due to physical, psychological, or mental disability. Caregivers may have duties which are fairly light, such as stopping by some one's house every few days to tidy up, or the duties may be more involved, such as living with someone to provide constant assistance with a variety of tasks. Both volunteer and paid caregivers work all over the world.

I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Marie Fostino
Alzheimer's A Caretakers Journal
Seaboard Press An Imprint Of James A Rock Pub., Co.
www.mariefostino.com
www.mariefostino.blogspot.com