Yes, Experience is experience and who would know better than one who lives or lived with the person they gave care to on a daily basis. You don't have to mention on your resume that they are family member. Wait the interviewer ask especially if they share the same last name. Don't volunteer information if it's not asked BUT always be honest if they do. That will show the interviewer your true character. Anyone can get a job but it takes character to keep it and elevate you in a position. Just Be U*****

What a great question. I was a caregiver for my mother for three years but never thought to include that on a resume. I have mentioned it in a couple of interviews though.

Of course it counts! I have it on mine, and I've been doing it for 7 years. In assisted living or a nursing home, you take care of more than one person--you still do laundry, serve meals, some housekeeping, assist with getting them dressed, bathe, and so on. Me, I'm looking to either add a job, or get out of caregiving altogether. The problem is, everybody assumes I want another caregiving job! I don't. I don't have the stamina, nor the physical capabilities that I used to, when I was younger. I want to be my own boss, in a writing capacity, to businesses that need better word advertising. I am a published (unpaid) author. Writing is where my heart lies. Tell your friend to go for a teaching job!

I was a caregiver for two parents. One was for four years and the other for 10. During that time, I took graduate classes about Pharmacology, Alzheimer's, Health and Public Policy. I served as an advocate on behalf of my parents -- whether this was at a hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility. I did it as best I could, but death is a process that they couldn't escape, no matter how hard I tried. Still, the experience enriched me and makes me an advocate on behalf of the aging. It makes me knowledgeable about drugs given to the aging, helplessness and dependency, depression in the aging, fall risks and multiple legal / financial issues. I think that this knowledge and life-changing experience is worth something. it built my empathy and deepened my humanity. But how to argue this rich education and experience on a resume? I'm clueless!