"if you look at injuries for professional caregivers," said Lockette, "it's one of the six of the top professions of the ten that are at risk for injuries, are professional caregivers and if you think about Hawaii, how much caregiving is done at home."

The main thrust of Lockette's book is to provide caregivers with the information they need to avoid injury while caring for their loved one.

"First of all, there's so much focus on the care receiver and the caregiver is selfless, a lot of times to the detriment of the care receiver, because again if the care giver gets injured or hurt or burnt out it affects everyone," Lockette explained.

That is a term we hear time and again when it comes to caregiving - burn-out.  For Lockette that is just as big a consideration as the physical skills required to be a caregiver.  There are ways to avoid burn-out.

"One is education. Finding out what your resources are - are there caregiving - you don't have to do everything," Lockette said. "It's hard to be a caregiver and a spouse. You play this dual role and sometimes that's challenging."

Avoiding burnout may involve something as basic as a brief timeout, doing something the caregiver enjoys doing.

"It's so important for people who have been caring for somebody for a long period of time," said Lockette. "They basically kind of lose themselves in this new relationship as a caregiver. So respite - I always encourage the caregivers to take care of themselves."