The Caregiver Profile

Who are these caregivers and what do they help with? Learn about their life and caregiving situation.

Lisa - A Day in the Life of a Family Caregiver

Lisa has been caring for her parent for less than 5 years.
She lives with her parent who has a long-term physical condition, memory problems and behavioral issues.
Lisa used to work full-time, but changed to part-time to meet her caregiving responsibilities.

A timeline of Lisa's day as a caregiver.

Lisa's day and caregiving activities

At 7:30 AM, Lisa wakes up and prepares breakfast. She then wakes up her parent and helps with transferring from bed, showering, toileting and dealing with incontinence, and getting dressed. These activities cause physical and emotional strain.

At 9 AM, Lisa eats breakfast and cleans up afterwards. She then helps her parent with eating and taking medications.

At 10 AM, Lisa makes medical and other service appointments for her parent, and they spend some time together. These activities cause emotional strain.

At 12 PM, Lisa eats lunch. She then helps her parent stand and sit, which causes physical strain. She also assists her parent with eating.

At 1 PM, Lisa helps her parents with toileting, cleaning up, and getting dressed. These activities cause physical and emotional strain.

At 2 PM, Lisa works for some time.

At 4 PM, Lisa goes shopping for herself and her parent.

At 5 PM, Lisa does some housework, which causes physical strain, and prepares dinner.

At 6 PM, Lisa helps her parent stand and sit, which causes physical and emotional strain. She also assists her parent with eating.

At 7 PM, Lisa helps her parent with medications and toileting, and they spend time together. These activities cause physical and emotional strain.

At 8 PM, Lisa helps her parent with bathing, which causes physical and emotional strain.

More About Lisa

Every week, Lisa spends 71.8 hours providing direct care and another 5.2 hours looking up related information.
She seeks unpaid and paid help for basic ADLs.
Her parent depends on her for basic ADLs.
Lisa is in a caregiver support group.
Lisa needs help in the following areas: keeping her parent safe at home, managing her parent's challenging behaviors, and managing her stress.
Lisa is reporting higher physical strain than other caregivers.
Lisa has lower trust toward technology and less technology experience compared to other caregivers.
Every day, Lisa takes 2 to 3 prescribed medications herself. The average for caregivers is 1.5 per day.