People who are not paid to provide care are known as informal caregivers or family caregivers. The most common type of informal caregiving relationship is an adult child caring for an elderly parent. Others include:
· Adults caring for other relatives, ie, grandparents, siblings, aunts/uncles
· Spouses caring for husbands/wives
· Middle-aged parents caring for disabled adult children
· Adults caring for friends/neighbors
· Children caring for a disabled parent or elderly grandparent.
