AARP Hearing Center
Family Caregiving How-To Video Series
Family caregivers need more help! AARP and the Home Alone Alliance have teamed up to offer more than 50 instructional videos on common complex care tasks specifically created for family caregivers. The videos are free of charge and many are available in multiple-languages.
Operating Specialized Medical Equipment
Funded by RRF Foundation for Aging, this video series seeks to provide family caregivers, who are operating specialized medical equipment, with simple, concrete instruction and important safety tips. It was developed by Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC, Davis.
More Resources for Family Caregivers
Patient and Family Education
Send your patients and their family caregivers here for free resources. Whether they are just beginning their caregiving journey or need help finding more support, AARP offers information, expert tips, tools, local resources, a supportive online community for family caregivers and more.
Research and Insights
Home Alone Revisited: Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care
In recognition of the crucial role of family caregivers as the foundation of long-term care, a national panel of experts identified family caregiving as one of five key dimensions in a high-performing system of long-term services and supports.
American Journal of Nursing Featured Family Caregiving Series
Tools for Healthcare Leaders
About
The Home Alone Alliance™ is a partnership of public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations coming together to change the way health care organizations and professionals interface with family caregivers.
The Home Alone Alliance™ is dedicated to creating solutions through:
· Outreach to health care professionals
· Delivery systems
· Policy makers and thought leaders
· Convening industry leaders and experts
· Research and analysis to drive change
· Resource development to extend capabilities to better serve family caregivers