Family caregivers (also known as ââ¬Åcarersââ¬Â) are ââ¬Årelatives, friends, or neighbors who provide assistance related to an underlying physical or mental disability but who are unpaid for those services.ââ¬ÂFamily caregivers can provide a wide variety of services to care recipients: administering medications and physical therapy, assisting with daily tasks (including personal care, meal planning and preparation, and eating, as well as walking, sitting down and standing up), meeting with healthcare providers, daily supervision and activity (especially when there is a cognitive impairment, such as Alzheimerââ¬â¢s disease), coordinating treatment regimens and schedules, helping with or managing financial and administrative aspects of medical care, health insurance and more. They can also provide emotional support for coping with disease.
Last date updated on September, 2024