The single greatest source of care and support for individuals with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) comes from their families—both parents and, as the individual ages, siblings.
Often, family caregivers lack the resources and information to help their relative (and themselves) reduce stress and stay healthy.
Our series of Caregiver Alerts, intended for families and other caregivers, comes from a collaboration between the Developmental Disabilities Council and the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Administration, through Informing Families.
Click on the topics below to view and/or download an alert:
Dysphagia and Food Texture
Managing Medications
Advance Care Planning
Maintaining Hearing and Vision
Health Care Advocacy
Wildfire Preparedness
Water Safety
Suicide Among people with Disabilities
Advance Care Planning
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Aspiration
Life Sustaining Equipment
Reporting Abuse and Neglect
Identity Theft
Dehydration
When to Call 911
Medication Management
Advance Care Planning
Flu and Pneumonia
Heat Safety
Phishing and Vishing (Online Safety)
Pressure Injuries
Emergency Preparedness
Bowel Impaction
Bed Bugs
Choking: Risks, Causes, and What to Do
How to Call the Social Security Administration
How to Prevent Scalds: Hot Food and Beverages Can Burn!
Aspiration
Overlooked Signs of Cancer in Women
Children and Antipsychotic Medication
Common Causes of Choking
Education Resources
Emergency Preparedness
Financial Exploitation
Hearing Problems
Personal Planning Meeting: You are In Charge
Pertussis
Red Flags of Change
Stress Test
Toxic Substances
Warning Signs of Too Much Sun and Heat
Choking Bulletin
