Download Caring for your Parents Resources
Caring for your Parents - Self Assessment
How are YOU? Caregivers are often so concerned with caring for their relative’s needs that they lose sight of their own well-being. Please take just a moment to answer the following questions. Once you have answered the questions, turn the page to do a self-evaluation.
Caregivers Handbook
A companion resource to Caring for Parents
Caring for your parents - Having a Conversation
Are you worried about having “the talk” with an elder about his or
her future? Here are some tips on how to start.
Caring for your parents - Activities of Daily Living Checklist
Check the level of function of each activity of daily living listed below. This will help you determine how much assistance an elder needs.
Caring for your parents - Important Documents
Caring for your parents - Joys of Caregiving
Yes, caregiving can be confusing, stressful, and exhausting. But it can also bring you unexpected joys, experiences, and relationships.
Caring for your parents - Visiting your Doctor
Gathering, understanding, and managing medical information for an elder is one of the caregiver’s major tasks. Here are some tips on how to get the most out of visiting the doctor with the elder in your care.
Caring for your parents - Resources
In addition to the extensive information in The Caregiver’s
Handbook: A Resource Companion to Caring for Your Parents
(pbs.org/caringforyourparents/community/index.html), these books
and Web sites will help you cope with the challenges of caregiving.
Download other Resources
Utah 12 Area Agencies on Aging pdf
Map of the 12 Areas of Utah pdf
