The widely-popular caregiver manual, How To Be a Resilient Caregiver, is now available online. This extensive resource guide contains a variety of information about assisting an older adult along the continuum of care from least need to end of life care. The manual also contains a section on self care for caregivers, and a comprehensive list of Tucson area resources and services. UA Life & Work Connections is pleased to make this information available in collaboration with United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, both online and in a "hard copy" format, by contacting Jan Sturges, Caregiving Coordinator, at 626-4770 or via email at sturgesj@email.arizona.edu 

How To Be a Resilient Caregiver was developed by the Family Caregiver Outreach Program, a grant-funded program of United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona. Resource information provided in this manual comes from professionals, agencies (including the Pima Council on Aging) and organizations in Tucson as well as websites that assist caregivers and the public with aging, health care and caregiver issues. 

To access How To Be a Resilient Caregiver online, go to http://www.unitedwaytucson.org/health-documents.php and click on “Seniors Caregiver Manual” or go to http://www.unitedwaytucson.org/pdfs/Seniors%20Caregiver%20Manual/Caregiver%20Manual.pdf, which will take you directly to the manual. Use the easy-to-follow Table of Contents to locate the desired topics. You can download and print information, but use the PDF page numbers to select the pages you wish to print, not the actual page numbers on the document. 

Again, if you would like a "hard copy" version of How To Be a Resilient Caregiver, please contact Jan Sturges, Caregiving Coordinator, UA LifeWork Connections, at the phone number or email listed above.