Caregiver

A person who provides care and support to someone else. This may include the following:

  • helping with self-care, household tasks, mobility, social participation and meaningful activities;
  • offering information, advice and emotional support as well as engaging in advocacy, facilitation of decision-making and peer support, and helping with advance-care planning;
  • offering respite services; and
  • engaging in activities to foster intrinsic capacity.
Caregivers may include family members, friends, neighbours, volunteers, care workers and health care professionals.