AARP Caregiver Resources for Life Balance | AARP Family Caregiving Resources

Caregiver Burnout: Tips to Prevent and Manage Stress

Recognize the causes and symptoms of stress and burnout: http://www.aarp.org/caregiverstress

AARP Caregiver Life Balance Tips

How to take a caregiving break. Advice on how to avoid burnout while juggling family caregiving with work and childcare responsibilities: www.aarp.org/caregiving/life-balance   

Respite Care: How to Give Yourself the Caregiving Break You Need

Learn what services are available to help, such as volunteers, day programs, and aides: www.aarp.org/respitecareplan

AARP's Online Community

An online forum to connect with others that have the same interests, including caregiving, games, entertainment, home and family, money, and more topics of interest: www.aarp.org/caregivingcommunity  

AARP Local Pages

Features online and local events: https://local.aarp.org

Healthy Living

Suite of web-based health tools to help caregivers stay healthy and plan ahead. Tools can help calculate BMI, decode Medicare summary notices, calculate health savings account benefits, and estimate the cost of long term care: www.aarp.org/healthtools  

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Care to Talk

Virtual platform of discussion topics meant to spark meaningful dialogue between caregivers and care recipients and address important life issues and long-term healthcare plans: Caretotalk.aarp.org