About six million adults, or one out of every four households, in the United States are caring for a relative with a chronic or terminal illness. Most of these are women and many are caring for their spouses or their parents. Although most of the time our last days will be in a hospital, the days, weeks or months leading up to this are frequently spent at home, or at the home of relatives.
Caregivers face a great deal of stress on a daily basis.
Part of the stress comes from the...
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