As a first step, you can learn about the unique features of this website in our guide How to Get the Most from the Next Step in Care Website.
The First Step in Care: Becoming a Family Caregiver — 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. is a family caregiver. Are you 1?...More
HIPAA: Questions and Answers for Family Caregivers — Federal privacy rules and your rights as a caregiver... More
Your Family Member's Personal Health Record — A easy way to keep track of your family member's medical history... More
Medication Management (pdf, 175KB) — A guide to understanding medications and preventing mistakes... More
Medication Management Form — An easy-to-use form to keep track of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications... More
Emergency Room (ER) Visits — When you should take your family member to the ER and what happens when you get there... More
Advance Directives — Making sure you know your family member's treatment preferences and have the legal right to honor them... More
Hospice and Palliative Care —What does this mean for you, the family caregiver?... More
Hospital Admission: How to Plan and What to Expect During the Stay — Who provides care and what happens when your family member is admitted to the hospital... More
What Do I Need as a Family Caregiver? — A quick, practical self-assessment of what you can do, can't do, and want to learn... More
Hospital-to-Home Discharge Guide — What should happen before your family member leaves the hospital... More
Going Home: What You Need to Know — A discharge checklist to make sure all the plans are in place.... More
A Brief Guide to Home Care and Home Care: A Family Caregiver's Guide [detailed version] — What you can (and can't) expect from home care... More
Planning for Inpatient Rehabilitation (Rehab) Services — A guide to rehab options and what it will mean for you and your family member... More
Admission to Inpatient Rehabilitation (Rehab) Services — How rehab differs from hospital care, and what to expect when your family member goes to rehab... More
Going Home after Rehab — Preparing for discharge and what you need to know... More
When Short-Term Rehab Turns into a Long-Term Stay — Why going home may not be possible, and how to help your family member adjust to a long stay...More
What Do I Need as a Family Caregiver? — A quick, practical self-assessment of what you can do, can't do, and want to learn... More
A Brief Guide to Home Care and Home Care: A Family Caregiver's Guide [detailed version] — What you can (and can't) expect from home care... More
A Family Caregiver's Planner for Care at Home — An easy-to-use organizer for care at home - who is coming, and what will they do?... More
When Home Care Ends — Putting services and help in place when home care ends.... More
What Do I Need as a Family Caregiver? — A quick, practical self-assessment of what you can do, can't do, and want to learn... More