caregiver

thumb|A resident of St John of God Trust and a caregiver in Halswell, [[New Zealand]] A caregiver, carer or support worker is a paid or unpaid person who helps an individual with activities of daily living. Family caregivers – members of a care recipient's family are also described as informal caregivers, as are those carers from the recipient's social network. Other trained caregivers are paid healthcare workers who most commonly assist with impairments related to old age, disability, a disease, or a mental disorder.

Typical duties of a caregiver might include taking care of someone who has a chronic illness or disease; managing medications or talking to doctors and nurses on someone's behalf; helping to bathe or dress someone who is frail or disabled; or taking care of household chores, meals, or processes both formal and informal documentations related to health for someone who cannot do these things alone.