Family Caregiving How-To Video Series See All

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.

Incontinence

This video series—available in English and Spanish, seeks to provide family caregivers with an overview of managing incontinence challenges. It was developed by Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC, Davis.

Mobility Challenges

This video series—available in English and Spanish, seeks to provide family caregivers of those with mobility challenges simple, concrete instruction on a variety of topics. It was developed by Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Pain Management

About 50 million older adults are living with pain, and caregivers can find it very stressful. Six videos, funded by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and developed by Alliance members, the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, help caregivers understand pain, and familiarize them with ways to assess and treat it.

Special Diets

Funded by the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, this video series—available in English and with Spanish closed captioning, seeks to provide family caregivers preparing special diets with simple, concrete instruction on a variety of topics. It was developed by Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC, Davis.

Managing Medications

These videos not only seek to help family caregivers but to also teach nurses and nursing students ways in which they can role-model them and work with families in very meaningful ways that support the family member performing the difficult task. Part One and Part Two of the series was developed by Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC, Davis. Part Two was funded by Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare.

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.

Preparing for a Hospital Stay

Funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, this video series seeks to provide family caregivers an understanding of what to expect before, during, and after a hospital stay. It also shares how the 4Ms of age-friendly care — What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility — relates to the older adult they care for. This series was developed by Home Alone Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging.

Wound Care

This video series—available in English and Spanish, seeks to provide family caregivers performing wound care tasks with simple, concrete instruction on a variety of topics. It was developed by Alliance members—the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC, Davis.

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About

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The Home Alone AllianceSM 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 AllianceSM 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