Knowra Caregiving Caregiving Caregiving is the provision of practical, emotional, or medical support to someone who needs assistance. It may be paid or unpaid, formal or informal, and provided by individuals or organizations.
Informal Caregiving : Unpaid support provided by family members, friends, or other people outside professional care roles. It is a common form of caregiving, often organized around personal relationships.
Activities of Daily Living : Basic self-care tasks such as bathing, dressing, eating, and moving around. Help with these tasks is a core measure of practical caregiving needs.
Caregiver Burden : The physical, emotional, social, or financial strain associated with caring for another person. It captures the costs that can accumulate when care demands exceed available support.
Self-Care : Actions a person takes to maintain health and manage personal needs independently. Caregiving supports another person, while self-care centers on one's own needs.
Professional Caregiving : Care provided as paid work by trained or employed care workers. It distinguishes caregiving as a job from support provided informally.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living : Everyday tasks needed for independent living, including shopping, cooking, and managing money or medication. Support with these tasks can enable a person to remain at home.
Caregiver Burnout : A state of exhaustion and reduced capacity arising from prolonged caregiving stress. It can emerge when demanding care continues without adequate recovery or help.
Nursing : A licensed health profession focused on assessing health needs and providing clinical care. Nursing is a regulated profession; caregiving also includes informal, nonclinical support.
Respite Care : Temporary care that gives a regular caregiver time away from caregiving duties. It offers short-term relief without ending the underlying care arrangement.
Care Plan : A coordinated outline of a person's care needs, goals, services, and responsibilities. It turns a broad caregiving role into agreed tasks and arrangements.
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