Caregivers are those who assist with one or more activities of daily living for others.
Caregivers provide a secondary level of care for the patient after the physicians.
The care required for persons with Alzheimers, can result in increasing emotional stress and depression for caregivers.
Social Services
Caregiving needed include support groups providing opportunities for discussions, shared feelings and concerns, to help overcome feelings of social isolation. And Respite - planned temporary relief through the provision of substitute care like adult daycare which gives respite for a number of weekly hours.
Caregivers often lack the information or resources necessary to manage the increasing complexity of medication regiments for persons with the disease.
