A caregiver might be a man taking care of his disabled wife, an employed woman who cares for her dad with in the evening, or a full-time caregiver who really needs a lift. You could help in one of these ways.
Deliver a ready meal for the person and patient.
Offer to pick up prescriptions and deliver them.
Deliver cookies, then stay and chat for a pleasant break.
Help with yard work of hire someone to do it.
If children are involved, offer to pick them up or take them to events.
Take him out to dinner or give gift cards for him and a friend to go out.
Sit in for the caregiver while she goes to an appointment or to dinner. Send a geek over to help her get her devices going.
Advisors quoted in the AARP Bulletin recommend hiring a massage therapist to visit him or her.
