The following organizations are good resources of information on caregiving for older adults:
- National Institute on Aging -- www.nia.nih.gov/health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/aging/caregiving/index.htm
- Family Craegiver Alliance -- www.caregiver.org/national-center-caregiving
- US Department of Health and Human Services - Long-Term Care -- www.hhs.gov/aging/long-term-care/index.html
In addition, many city, county and state governments have departments of aging that provide information on caregiving for older adults.
Review Date 4/17/2022
Updated by: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.