General caregiving: Tips For Those New To Caregiving

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When someone is thrust into a caregiving role, the newbie caregiver sometimes has no idea what to expect, and how to plan and adjust to this role. This detailed note is intended for someone new to caregiving. The tips can help all long-duration caregiving situations, not just dementia caregiving.

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For a discussion on the caregiver role in dementia, see Understand the caregiver’s role and for more detailed information on what care involves in dementia, see the multiple pages referred to in the section at Caring for persons with dementia.

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