Caregiver

The term caregiver came from an informal term for those relatives who care for sickly or elderly family members. The original caregivers before that term became a formal profession were those who rendered care for people with disabilities without any pay or remuneration whatsoever. They did it for love or utmost concern such as adult children who care for their elderly parents. The word caregiver today is the professional (meaning, with full pay) rendition of such services either in the hospital or in the home (mostly in homes) to people who need assistance in their activities of daily living. Without the caregivers, these people are incapable of normal activities such as eating or bathing.     Most caregivers can hired by contacting a domestic service agency.

The care-giving industry is a big source of employment for some poor countries such as the Philippines, Pakistan and India. These countries are low-income nations and most of their health-care professionals such as nurses, therapists and even doctors go abroad as caregivers because of the higher pay. British Commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain called them as “carers” while Canada and the U.S. term them as caregivers. A majority of caregivers are employed in nursing homes and homes for the elderly. People hire caregivers to render assistance for people who are either mentally ill, physically disabled or whose health are somehow impaired due to old age, illness or any sickness caused by disease.

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