Summary : Caregivers provide help to another person in need. The person receiving care may be an adult - often a parent or a spouse - or a child with special medical needs. Some caregivers are family members. Others are paid. They do many things: - Shop for food and cook - Clean the house - Pay bills - Give medicine - Help the person go to the toilet, bathe and dress - Help the person eat - Provide company and emotional support Caregiving is hard, and caregivers of chronically ill people often feel stress. They are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If youre caring for someone with mental problems like Alzheimers disease it can be especially difficult. Support groups can help. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Womens Health
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