Below are some additional resources for caregivers to explore.
Charting Your Course Booklets for Caregivers of People Living with LVADs
The below booklets were designed to provide structured support and skill development for caregivers of people living with heart failure and LVADs. Caregivers can review these booklets on their own for background information, tips on self-care and stress management, caregiving task help, and activities and problem-solving resources. These are meant to help caregivers in their day-to-day lives and caregiving role.
Heart failure education & resources
- MyLVAD.com: Community and Resources for LVAD Recipients and Caregivers
- Heart Failure Society of America: Heart Failure Educational Modules
- American Heart Association: Recognizing Advanced Heart Failure and Knowing Your Options
- American Heart Association: Animation of Heart Failure
- American Heart Association: Self-Check Plan for Heart Failure Management
- American Heart Association: Healthier Living with Heart Failure: Managing Symptoms and Reducing Risk
Guides to living healthy
- American Heart Association: Healthy Living
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Healthy Eating for Healthy Weight
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: How To Reduce Sodium in Diet
- MyPlate.gov: Diet Resources
- Exercise Guidelines: Being Active When You Have Heart Disease
Caregiving stress and ways to cope or manage stress
- CaregiverStress.com: Signs of Caregiver Stress
- The Caring Generation: Spousal Caregivers and Caregiver Resentment
- Age Wise Solutions: Coping with Stress
- Home Care Assistance: How to Prevent Caregiver Stress
- American Cancer Society: Caregiver Series, Stress Management: Video
- Cognitive Restructuring for Tackling Cognitive Distortions
- Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Video
- Lukin Center: 5 Surprisingly Effective Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Exercises
- Family Caregiver Alliance: Relaxation for Caregivers, Mindfulness Meditation: Video
- Zen Caregiving Project: Mindful Caregiving Education Explained
- Kind Ethics: Getting Caregivers to Ask for Help
- National Institute on Aging: Share the Care, Caring for Yourself
- The Caring Generation: Caregiving, When Families Don’t Get Along