Family Caregiver Network of Snohomish County

Caregiver Resource Kit

One of the best local resources available is put out by Snohomish Long Term Care & Aging. Its the Caregiver Resource Kit. Below are links to the various components of the kit which you may view, print, and use. They are in pdf format, requiring you to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If you don't have the plugin it may be downloaded from the Adobe site.

1 - 6	Advice for Family Caregivers From Other Caregivers
7	Caregiver Fatigue Timeline
8 - 9	Caregiver Self-Assessment Tool
10-11	If Caring For An Elderly Person Is New For You
12-16	Cargiving: Getting Organized / Developing a Plan
17-18	Strategies For Finding The Help You Need
19-21	Substitute Caregiver Form
22-23	Introduction To Long Term Care Programs and Services
24	Snohomish County’s Adult Day Health Program
25	Day Break: Senior Adult Day Respite Program
26-27	Drugs and Medications: Maximizing the Benefits / Minimizing the Dangers and Questions to Ask Your Doctor When You or Your Loved-One are Prescribed a Drug or Medication
28-29	Creating an Optimal Health Care Team: Medical Professional, Your Loved-One, and You – the Caregiver
30-31	More Tips on Communicating With Your Doctor
32-34	Coping With Chronic Pain
35-40	Home Safe Home
41	When It Is Time To Move Your Loved-One To A Facility
42-43	What To Look For In A Licensed Facility
44-46	Hospice Care: Comfort And Compassion When It’s Needed Most
47-49	Nutrition
50	Letter From the County Sheriff
51	Helpful Hotlines & Websites, Law Enforcement Phone Numbers And More
52-53	Tips on Protecting Yourself From Con Artists