Caregiver Assistance through Relevant Education (CARE)

The CARE project:

• Identifies and educates caregivers of the elderly
• Improves the quality of care
• Supports the caregiver

Educational topics:

• Nutrition
• Medication management
• Mental health
• Hiring a caregiver
• Pressure ulcers
• Lifting and transferring
• Fire safety
• Fall prevention
• Comfort/palliative care
• Local/national resource identification
• Exercises for the aging
• Respite programs

Nearly one in four US households have someone that is dependent upon another individual for assistance. 

A caregiver is anyone taking care of someone 60 years of age or older that needs assistance with at least two activities of daily living (ADL’s). ADL’s include dressing, eating, bathing, or supervision due to cognitive or other mental impairment, among others. Caregivers are often persons who are not health care providers prior to becoming a caregiver, but often end up having to learn skills that are commonly required of nursing assistance and therapy technicians.

For more information, please contact:
Amy Melvin
Northwest AHEC
580-213-3171
armelvin@nwosu.edu