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Caregiving often requires physical demands that strain caregivers, jeopardizing their own health, strength, and energy level. Home modifications (e.g., portable ramps, roll-in showers, widened doorways) and assistive devices can provide immediate relief and enhance the ability of caregivers to deliver care with less stress. Although often overlooked in discussions of support for caregivers, the home environment is a critical component that significantly impacts the capacities of caregivers and service agencies to provide assistance.
The National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification received a grant award from the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of the National Family Caregiver Support Program.
The goal of "Caregiver Adaptations to Reduce Environmental Stress" (CARES) is: to create and stimulate improved systems of supportive services that increase utilization of environmental coping strategies by caregivers to reduce physical burden and strain.
For more information: Contact Chris Lee at (213) 740-1364 or cares@usc.edu.
C.A.R.E.S. is supported by a grant, No. 90CG2628, from the AoA, Department of Health and Human Services. Grantees undertaking projects under the government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration on Aging policy.
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