Helping people living with serious illness and their family caregivers is more important than ever as we defend against the COVID-19 outbreak. With the public health situation changing quickly, the role of caregivers during this health crisis has exploded – we are now all caregivers as we work to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Below is a compilation of tools, resources and safeguards for caregivers to utilize as they navigate this pandemic and afterwards to become better and healthier caregivers while helping those we love.
- ARCHANGELS
- Balancing Work and Elder Care Through the Coronavirus Crisis (Harvard Review)
Family Caregivers Alliance (FCA) - Practical Tips for Caregivers Concerned About Coronavirus (AARP)
- Family Caregiving During Coronavirus (US News & World Reports)
- Generations United
- New CAPC COVID-19 Response Resource Toolkit (CAPC)
- OHSU Center for Ethics
- Suite of Open-Source Care Planning Tools in Response to COVID-19 (Respecting Choices®)
- Serious Illness Care Program's COVID-19 Response Toolkit (Ariadne Labs)
- COVID-19 Information for Internists - American College of Physicians
- COVID-19 and Advance Care Planning (Massachusetts Coalition for Srious Illness)
We will continue to share tools and resources, and if you are a caregiver we invite you to send us your thoughts and ideas to CambiaHealthFdn@cambiahealth.com