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Welcome to the UMCE Center for Caregiver Education

The  Center for Caregiver Education is a web based, self-guided, self paced learning environment designed to be of value to:

• informal and family caregivers... including elder caregivers, grandparents parenting, and parents of a disabled adult that lives with the parents,

• formal caregivers, and

• caregiver educators... including, but not limited to social service providers.

Definitions:

• A caregiver is anyone who provides assistance to someone else who is ill or disabled and in need of help.

•  Informal caregivers and family caregivers are unpaid individuals such as family members, friends, and neighbors who provide care for an ill or disabled person.

• Formal caregivers are volunteers or paid care providers associated with a social service delivery system.

• Primary caregivers are individuals that frequently provide the majority of the hands-on care, make most of the personal care decisions, and coordinate most of the personal care services to meet the needs of an ill or disabled person.

• A care recipient is the person that receives care from someone else.

• Caregiver educators provide information, training, and technical assistance to caregivers.

For more information click one of the links below.                                                         

Resources for Informal                                            

and Family Caregivers               

 

Resources for Formal

Caregivers and Caregiver

Educators

 UMCE Aging    Aging Initiatives    Caregiver Education    Research, Reports, & Statistics     Health and Wellness

                            Putting knowledge to work with the people of Maine

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Last Modified: 08/13/06
These pages are currently being maintained from the
Aging Initiative Office, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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