AARP

AARP’s Caregiving hub is one of the most comprehensive online resources for family caregivers, offering a vast, well-organized collection of guides, tools, and support — most of it free and available to anyone, not just AARP members. For caregivers at any stage, it serves as a reliable, all-in-one starting point.

The hub provides practical guides and planning materials, including free printable advance directives and legal checklists, the “Prepare to Care” planning guides, financial workbooks, and Spanish-language resources. On the support side, it offers a free Family Caregiving Resource Line for personalized guidance, online community forums and Facebook groups for peer connection, and live online classes for skill-building. Its content spans the full range of caregiving concerns: coordinating in-home care, managing medical needs, financial and legal planning, weighing long-term-care options like assisted living and nursing homes, dementia support, and maintaining balance through respite and burnout prevention. Caregivers can browse by category — Basics, Medical, Financial & Legal — or search for specific needs like hiring a caregiver or managing medications.

This resource matters because caregivers face an enormous range of questions and decisions, and having a single trusted hub of practical, actionable guidance saves time and reduces stress. AARP’s scale, credibility, and emphasis on real-world help make its caregiving resources especially valuable. While some premium content requires membership, most is free to all. Caregivers can explore the full hub at aarp.org/caregiving.