Health Tip: How a Caregiver Can Help

A list of typical responsibilities

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(HealthDay News) -- If a loved one has become ill and needs your help, you may be overwhelmed by the responsibilities that now become yours.

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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers this list of common tasks that caregivers can help with:

• Personal care activities including bathing and getting dressed.
• House cleaning and laundry.
• Cooking and preparing meals.
• Taking care of financial responsibilities.
• Scheduling and transporting the person to medical appointments.
• Taking care of grocery shopping and errands.
• Administering medications, shots or other treatments.
• Changing tubes or dressings.
• Keeping other loved ones updated on the patient's condition.

-- Diana Kohnle