Resources

Hoveround Electric Wheelchair Related Resources for Caregivers

Caregiver information related to mobility aids such as electric wheel chairs.

Mobility - Wheelchairs, Transportation, Ramps, Lifts

Listings for wheelchairs, scooters, wheelchair accessable vans.
http://www.makoa.org/mobility.htm

Caregiver.com - For caregivers, about caregivers, by caregivers

CareGiver.com is a leading provider of support and information for those caring for the elderly, heart attack survivors, diabetes care, people with disabilities, Alzheimer’s sufferers, multiple sclerosis sufferers, those in need of long term care due to stroke, degenerative diseases, chronic illnesses. This is a resource to help family and healthcare workers cope and strive in providing the best care for patients in need.
www.caregiver.com

FCA: Family Caregiver Alliance Home

FCA operates the National Center on Caregiving and California's Statewide Resources Consultancy, through which we produce legislative analyses, reports, newsletters, and research documenting public policy, emerging trends and caregiver needs and services. Consultation on program development and Best Practices in caregiving services is available to assist in the development of caregiver support services throughout the country.
www.caregiver.org

Caregiver Stress

A caregiver is anyone who provides help to another person in need. Usually, the person receiving care has a condition such as dementia, cancer, or brain injury and needs help with basic daily tasks.
www.womenshealth.gov/faq/caregiver.htm

Caregiver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A paid worker may be referred to as a "care worker", "professional caregiver", "Direct Support Professional", "personal assistant", "healthcare assistant (HCA)" or "care assistant", but there is a considerable degree of variation and overlap in everyday and professional usage and "carer" is sometimes used informally as a synonym.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caregiver

National Family Caregivers Association

The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age...
www.nfcacares.org/

The Caregiver's Home Companion, elderly caregiving.

The Caregiver's Home Companion a leading source of information and advice for elderly caregiving.
www.caregivershome.com/

CareGiving.com: Helping You Help Aging Relatives

Share the journey with those who understand--those everyday heroes just like you who wear the family and/or professional caregiver capes.
www.caregiving.com/

Independent Living, Caregivers, Caring For Parents, Grandchildren & Grandparents - Caregiving - AARP

Find information on care giving, care givers and caretaking and caring for parents in the care giving section of AARP.org. Caregiving books, tips, and news articles for senior citizens.
www.aarp.org/family/caregiving/

2005 Mobility Survey

Despite uncertainty about coding and coverage changes that were anticipated at the time data was being collected for HomeCare's Mobility Survey, respondents told us they expect power wheelchairs to be their fastest-growing mobility product this year, followed by scooters, custom rehab equipment and standard manual wheelchairs. In fact, since CMS' Operation Wheeler Dealer took effect, 52 percent of...
http://www.homecaremag.com/mag/medical_mobility_survey/