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(Photo inset by James Spellman, Jr., Travis AFB Public Affairs) Family Caregiver Alliance by guest blogger, Sarah Crawford (Director of Workplace Fairness, National Partnership for Women & Families) Our nation’s service members make enormous sacrifices for our country – and so do their families. When a parent, spouse, child or sibling is deployed, family members often must [...] Dear Readers: It’s April Fool’s Day- but wouldn’t it be wonderful if some of these were true? US Supreme Court Justice Finds Hidden Section of the Affordable Care Act Creating ‘Caregiver Czar’ Editor’s note: There is a petition against the proposed cuts to the California Caregiver Resource Centers. You can view and sign the petition here: http://www.change.org/petitions/dont-balance-californias-budget-on-the-backs-of-family-caregivers Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed FY 2012-13 budget this week, which calls for eliminating funding for the California Caregiver Resource Centers (CRC). The language used in the budget document [...] November 27, 2011 By Jenya Cassidy, Labor Project for Working Families My 92-year-old grandmother recently fainted while walking to get her mail. She fell forward so hard she fractured bones in her face and arm. The fall and the low blood pressure that caused the fall disoriented her to the point where she forgot where [...] November 19, 2011 By Debra Ness, Leader, Campaign for Better Care and President, National Partnership for Women & Families Too often, being a family caregiver is like running an obstacle course: carrying medical records from doctor to doctor, carving out time to attend medical appointments and trying to be sure that you fully understand your loved [...] November 18, 2011 By Elaine Chen, MSG, National Center on Elder Abuse “I never expected to find myself in this position,” the woman told me with frustration overlying the sadness in her voice. Her mother, Mrs. P, had moved into an independent living community, and recently began displaying increasingly worrisome behaviors. The property managers called [...] November 17, 2011 By Senate Special Committee on Aging, Majority Staff Despite their large numbers, family caregivers remain at the margins of our health and aging services system. It is time to give a voice to the 44 million people who provide long-term care to frail elders and disabled Americans. As the Baby Boom Generation moves into [...] What if Family Caregivers Went on Strike? November 15, 2011 By Sean Coffey, Policy Specialist at Family Caregiver Alliance During the past 15 years, researchers have analyzed a number of topics around the impact of being a family caregiver. There are plenty of data about the effect of caregiving on the caregiver’s health, including increased risks of depression, [...] November 9, 2011 By Enid Kassner, Director of Independent Living/Long-Term Services and Supports at the AARP Public Policy Institute. When I was growing up, my grandmother liked to say: “God helps those who help themselves.” This was a woman who knew something about hard work – coming to this country at the age of 17 from Romania; [...] |
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