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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 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 12, 2011 By Scott French, SAGECAP Program Manager (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders) CAP (Caring and Preparing) Caregiving takes many forms. While we might think of caregivers as paid aides, in reality, the majority of caregiving in the U.S. is provided by informal caregivers, usually a spouse or child. In the [...] November 10, 2011 By Lois Esobar, MSW, Family Consultant at Family Caregiver Alliance The role of a family caregiver is difficult. Aside from taking care of their loved one, they must also continue to lead their lives, which includes, working, caring for family, grocery shopping and the list goes on! Many family caregivers need time to [...] 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; [...] November 8, 2011 By Leah Eskenazi, MSW, Director of Operations and Planning at Family Caregiver Alliance Are you looking forward to getting together with your parents and siblings for Thanksgiving? Maybe not. Sibling relationships and parent–child communication can be complicated. Should one or both of your parents also suffer from a progressive chronic illness, then the [...] November 2, 2011 By Sean Coffey, Policy Specialist, Family Caregiver Alliance As advocates and people that work with family caregivers and their loved ones, we are often focused on the negative aspects of caregiving. There are logical reasons for this, for example, the family caregivers we work with often contact us when they reach a breaking point, [...] November 1, 2011 By Kathy Kelly, Executive Director, Family Caregiver Alliance In honor of National Family Caregiver Month in November, we decided to feature a different perspective each day for the entire month this year. 30 days, 30 stories. Some of the topics are practical with a focus on care, some are about policy and [...] Editor’s Note: According to the Star Tribune, (thank you PHI National for posting this) a county judge has ruled that the 20% cuts for family caregivers can be enacted. “Lindman found that the Legislature offered the necessary “rational basis” for the pay cut when it decided that family members have “moral obligations … toward helping family members [...] |
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