We care about caregivers
We care about caregivers
Helping a sick loved one? Kaiser Permanente has many caregiver resources to support you.
You should feel proud to be a caregiver. But as rewarding as it can be, we know it’s not easy. Whether it’s a family member or a friend, when you’re caring for someone, there’s a lot to manage — logistically, physically, financially, and emotionally. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and alone.
Kaiser Permanente can help. Here’s a collection of tools and resources to guide you through the process of caregiving. We want you to be able to give your all to your loved one — while also taking care of yourself.
Caregiver support
Caregiving can be complicated. From the doctors and hospitals to the finances and physical support, there’s a lot you’re accountable for. Here are tips, video guidance, and organizations to help you learn to handle these responsibilities, so you can offer your loved one the best care possible.
Life care planning
It’s important for your loved one to make their wishes known regarding their future medical care, and empower someone to make those decisions if they’re not able. These are difficult conversations to have, but important for everyone’s peace of mind. These learning resources will help make sure you have everything covered.
Self-care resources
When you’re focused on providing care to a friend or family member, you can often forget your own needs. That can make it harder to give your all as a caregiver. Take advantage of these self-care resources to help maintain your own physical, mental, and emotional balance.
When your family member or friend needs care — particularly specialty care — seeing different doctors in different practices isn’t ideal. Keeping track of results. Searching for specialists and making appointments. Taking notes and carrying records from physician to physician. The process can be chaotic and time-consuming. Worst of all, the doctors won’t be working together, so it’s up to you to connect the dots on how to provide the best treatment.
In our integrated system, all your loved one’s doctors are part of a single care team. Primary care physician, specialists, pharmacists — they’ll partner on a care plan tailored to your family or friend’s specific health needs. The team will communicate via digital health record, so they’ll stay up to date on test results, prescribed medicines, and scheduled appointments. You’ll have help managing their care, and no longer have to transport medical records. Best of all, our care team will collaborate to make the right care decisions for your family member or friend.
Manage more of your loved one’s care with Act for a Family Member
When a family member is sick or incapacitated, there’s a lot to take care of. Depending on their condition, they just may not be able to do as much for themselves. That’s why Kaiser Permanente offers Act for a Family Member. This helpful feature enables caregivers like you to handle select health-related services for your loved one, making things a little easier on them. If you‘re 18 years of age and have your own account on kp.org as a member or non-member caregiver, sign up for Act for a Family Member today so you can:
- Order prescription refills
- Schedule appointments
- Email their doctor with questions
- View lab results, immunizations, and other health info
Get help with caregiving
Download our brochure to discover how Kaiser Permanente supports caregivers and also find tools, resources, and helpful tips on being a successful caregiver.