What you need to know before becoming a family caregiver

Eboni Green, Ph.D. and RN at Omaha, Nebraska-based Caregiver Support Services, says there are distinct benefits to family members serving as caregivers as opposed to hiring out help.

“Generally, family members have intimate knowledge of the personal needs of their loved one,” Green says. “There is often a level of comfort that an adult child has with their parent, or if one spouse is caring for the other, there is a solid understanding of preferences that does not have to be explained.”

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