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It’s been a question at the center of decades of science fiction, and one that’s taken on increasing real-world urgency as we try to anticipate how the advancing artificial intelligence revolution will transform the way we work and live.

An emerging consensus suggests that two characteristics make humans distinct from machines: care and empathy. Machines may trounce humans at repetitive, predictable, and production-heavy jobs. But technology still falls behind with tasks that require context, nuance, constant adaptation, and emotional intelligence.

Because of this, research organizations—including the University…

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Live-In Care does present its own unique challenges and requires a select set of characteristics to prepare a person for the responsibility of around the clock care in a home environment. Find out whether you possess these top qualities needed to become a successful Live-In Carer.

Care.com

Care.com connects families and babysitters, nannies, senior caregivers, tutors, special needs caregivers, housekeepers, pet caregivers, and more!

Caregiver Action Network

The Caregiver Action Network is the nation’s leading family caregiver organization working to improve the quality of life for the than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, disease, or the frailties of old age. CAN serves a broad spectrum of family caregivers ranging from the parents of children with special needs, to the families and friends of wounded soldiers; from a young couple dealing with a diagnosis of MS, to adult children caring for parents with Alzheimer’s disease.

CaregiverStress.com

A place for caregivers to find support, information, and inspiration.

Caregiver’s Corner

Caregiver’s Corner is designed to be a comprehensive listing of organizations, support groups, events, services and opportunities to empower parents and caregivers of children with disabilities.

CareGiving.com

We're a community of family caregivers sharing stories, support and solutions about caring for a family member or friend. When you care for a family member or friend, we care for you.

CaregivingCafe.com

CaregivingCafe was born out of the need to find, in a timely manner, solutions, answers, information, resources, services, products, doctors, and other people providing loving and effective care to family members.

Carers UK

Carers UK is a charity set up to help the millions of people who look after an older, disabled or seriously ill family member or friend. We want society to respect, value and support carers. We believe that no one should have to care alone.

Caring From a Distance

This Web site aims to help families like yours find needed resources. While caregiving is a national problem shared by millions, solutions are local and can vary greatly. Our goal is to help you organize for the task and identify public and private service providers to help your loved one.

Caring Today

Caring Today is the leading provider of practical advice and knowledge for family caregivers. Since 2004, Caring Today has addressed the needs of America's 50 million caregivers with expertise, understanding and answers, through its quarterly national magazine and this website, as well as future e-newsletters and custom-publishing projects.

Caring.com

Caring.com is the leading website for caregivers seeking information and support as they care for aging parents, spouses and other loved ones.

CaringInfo

Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer and community engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life.

Home Care

The leading publication for the HME/DME provider market. It is supported quarterly by Senior Care Products

Home Health Care Agencies

HomeHealthCareAgencies.com was created to give consumers a resource where they can research medicare certified home care agencies, private duty home care companies and hospice care services in their area, as well as learn about various state regulations and other home health care information.

Interactive Planner for Caregivers

All parents know how difficult it is to keep track of everything going on with their kids. From meals, to medications, to the daily schedule, children’s lives seem every bit as complicated as adults’ – maybe more. When a child has special needs, the complexity is raised to another level. We hope the interactive planner makes your hectic life just a little bit easier.

The Caregiver Space

CGS is the only free online community dedicated exclusively to the welfare of caregivers of any and all physical or mental debility, from Alzheimer’s to cancer to autism to bereavement. In our community, you'll connect with other caregivers to share experiences, find critical resources, minimize and cope with stress, and effectively combat the isolation and exhaustion of providing chronic care through a personal network of peers who are always available.

The Caregiver's Journal

An innovative tool and caregiving resource by business consultant, teacher and caregiving expert Marie Gibson, offering help when it’s most needed.

Today's Caregiver

Caregiver Media Group is a leading provider of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers. Founded in 1995, we produce Today's Caregiver magazine, the first national magazine dedicated to caregivers...

AGEucate

We seek to improve quality of life by rediscovering the human touch in caregiving. We honor, embrace, and champion the mutual benefit derived from being of service to our elders in facility care and those at the end of life.

Next Step in Care

Family caregivers and health care professionals working together.

AgingCare

We believe passionately that AgingCare.com is your community. We're your partner in caregiving–and as such, you've made us the go-to destination for family caregivers. AgingCare.com is where caregivers discover that they are not alone, how to survive, and how to provide the care their loved one needs.

GeriatricsCareOnline.org

Provides high-quality, trustworthy information created to ensure that all health care professionals have the latest research on caring for older adults.

GrandFolk

Objective guidance on senior products and services.

LeadingAge

LeadingAge is an association of 6,000 not-for-profit organizations dedicated to making America a better place to grow old. We advance policies, conduct research, and promote practices that support, enable and empower people to live fully as they age. Our promise: Inspire. Serve. Advocate.

National Care Planning Council

We are the most comprehensive resource for Eldercare, Senior Services and Care Planning anywhere. We publish articles and books to help you learn how to meet the needs of seniors...

SeniorLiving.org

Compassionate and caring, our experts search high and low for the best resources to help seniors live with independence and dignity. We then provide in-depth research, rankings and reviews. Because it's time we take the guesswork out of aging.

SeniorResource.com

The "E-cyclopedia" of housing options and information for retirement, finance, insurance and care.

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