Freedom Home Health Care

Respite Care

Celebrating and Supporting the Family Caregiver by Using Respite Care

Downloadable Tools and Tips:

Click the links to view or right click to print or save to your computer.

• Inspirational Quotes
• Common Issues and Statistics Regarding the Family Caregiver in the Workplace
• Recognizing Stress Overload and its Effects

Web Resources:

Click the links below to access resource Web sites to find out more about supporting the family caregiver with respite care.

Caregiver Depression: A Silent Health Crisis
The Family Caregiver Alliance offers an informative fact sheet on the risks and symptoms of depression in caregivers.

What Is Caregiver Burnout?
This downloadable resource sheet available from the American Heart Association outlines common signs of caregiver burnout.

Help Guide: Understand Respite Care
Learn more about the different types of respite care.

“Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers”
This informative guide provides valuable tips for keeping healthy while delivering care to others.

Achieving Emotional Distance from Overwhelming Caregiving Responsibilities
Learn a strategy to help a caregiver deal with feelings and be objective in providing daily care over the long term to a loved one. Note that this is a downloadable PDF.

Respite Tips for Caregivers
The downloadable brochure encourages informal caregivers to consider using respite services and offers suggestions about ways to make their respite time most effective.

Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance explaining circumstances under which discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities might constitute discrimination, outlined in this document.