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Caregiver's Handbook 9
21. You have rights,too. Below is a Caregiver's Bill of Rights. After you read them, post and keep them fresh in your mind.
Table 4
Caregiver's Bill of Rights
__ Caregivers have the right to receive sufficient training in caregiving skills along with accurate understandable information about the condition and needs of the care recipient.
__ Caregivers have the right to appreciation and emotional support for their decision to accept the challenge of providing care.
__ Caregivers have the right to protect their assets and financial future without severing their relationship with the care-receiver.
__ Caregivers have the right to respite care during emergencies and in order to care for their own health, spirit, and relationships.
__ Caregivers have the right to expect all family members, both men and women, to participate in the care for aging relatives.
__ Caregivers have the right to provide care at home as long as physically, financially and emotionally feasible; however, when it is no longer feasible caregivers have the obligation to explore other alternatives, such as a residential care facility.
__ Caregivers have the right to temporarily alter their premises as necessary to provide safe and livable housing for care-receivers.
__ Caregivers have to right to accessible and culturally appropriate services to aid in caring for aging care-receivers.
__ Caregivers have the right to expect professionals, within their area of specialization, to recognize the importance of palliative (ease without curing) care and to be knowledgeable about concerns and options related to older people and caregivers.
__ Caregivers have the right to a sensitive, supportive response by employers in dealing with the unexpected or severe care needs.
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