November is National Caregivers Month and the New York State’s Caregiver Guide is available at no cost. Caregivers are the backbone of our long-term care system. Family caregivers give countless hours of support to loved ones. Caregivers themselves need support, education and information.
The NYSDOH website states: “While caregiving is often a very rewarding experience, many caregivers struggle with the effect caregiving can have on their own physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. What’s more is that the start of the caregiving journey is often unexpected, the result of a medical emergency or onset of illness.”
“Caregivers in New York State need support, education, and information to remain in their caregiving roles. That is why the New York State Department of Health developed the New York State (NYS) Caregiver Guide. The NYS Caregiver Guide is meant to ease the stress of caregiving by providing an orientation to caregiving and to assist caregivers in planning for the needs of the person they support, while also addressing their own needs as a caregiver. It is a resource that caregivers can use in their own home, bring with them to medical appointments, view online, and use as a reference throughout their caregiver experience.”
The NYS Caregiver Guide is available for download at this link: www.health.ny.gov/facilities/long_term_care/caregiver_guide/guide/
You can download a PDF version by clicking this link.
Hard copies are available at no cost. Click here for the NYS Caregiver Guide Order Form
