Caregiving is a demanding, difficult job and no one is equipped to do it alone. Getting help is essential for your health, and your resilience is critical for your loved one.

Faith in Action

1_Ask local retirement groups for volunteers to sit with your loved one while you take a walk or watch a movie.

2. Faith in Action is a network of organizations that help elderly, and disabled people with everyday activities. They bring together people of many faiths to help their neighbors in need. Faith in Action volunteers shop, cook, drive or just check in on the millions of Americans with long-term health needs. Faith in Action volunteers provide respite to elder caregivers as long as the elderly person doesn’t need assistance with toileting or any other type of hands-on nursing care.

3. Trade services with other caregivers. When a loved one is able to change locations for an afternoon, alternate weeks caring for both recipients at once.

Volunteers through Faith in Action, help seniors and adults with disabilities to stay independent. Volunteers provide services, including rides to doctor appointments and grocery stores, help with home projects, nonmedical respite care, friendly visiting, telephone reassurance calls and more.