Caregivers supply nearly $257 billion dollars a year in services for their loved ones, such as transportation, supervision, financial management, feeding, bathing, lifting and toileting.

While caregivers play a valuable role in the lives of others, many of them fail to identify themselves as a caregiver. You are a caregiver if you devote your time or energy to help an individual live in the community.

The following are resources that caregivers may find helpful

• Kansas Caregiver Guide
• Resources and Benefits for Caregivers
• Caregiver Support Resources - ask Medicare
• Caregiver's Broadcast
• Kansas Guardianship Program
• Long Term Care Planning Network
• Your Discharge Planning Checklist - Medicare.gov

Caregiver topics and articles of interest

• Caregiver Stress
• Long Distance Caregiving
  • Handbook for Long Distance Caregivers
• Making your wishes known for end-of-life care
• Eight Tips to Managing Caregiver Guilt - article from Today's Caregiver Magazine

Other helpful caregiver websites

• Family Caregiver Alliance
• National Family Caregivers Association
• Today's Caregiver
• Medline Plus