Established in 1996, The National Alliance for Caregiving is a non-profit coalition of national organizations focusing on issues of family caregiving. Alliance members include grassroots organizations, professional associations, service organizations, disease-specific organizations, a government agency, and corporations.

The Alliance was created to conduct research, do policy analysis, develop national programs, increase public awareness of family caregiving issues, work to strengthen state and local caregiving coalitions, and represent the US caregiving community internationally. Recognizing that family caregivers provide important societal and financial contributions toward maintaining the well-being of those they care for, the Alliance's mission is to be the objective national resource on family caregiving with the goal of improving the quality of life for families and care recipients.

Reports

On this page you will find links to the Alliance's reports and policy papers. Click on the titles to download. If you can't find a publication on this page, please look in our archives or send an e-mail to info@caregiving.org.

• Supports for Single Parent Caregivers Literature Review (2010)

• MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Health Care Costs (2010)
  • Report
  • Press Release
  • Caregiving in the U.S. 2009
    • Caregiving in the U.S. Executive Summary
    • Companion Report of those caring for someone age 50+
    • Companion Report of those caring for Children with Special Needs
    • Companion Report of those caring for Young Adults Age 18-49
    • Companion Report of Ethnicity of those caring for someone age 50+
    • Press Release
    • Full Report
    • Appendix A: Full Questionnaire
    • Appendix B: Detailed Methodology
    
    
  • Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Advisory Board Meeting Summary (2009)
    
    
  • Evercare®/National Alliance for Caregiving Survey of The Economic Downturn and Its Impact on Family Caregiving (2009)
    
    
  • Evercare NAC Hispanic Family Caregiving in the U.S. (2008)
    English  /  Spanish
    
    
  • Corporate Eldercare Programs: Their Impact, Effectiveness and the Implications for Employers (2008)
    
    
  • MetLife Research Summit: Moving the Research Agenda Forward in Family Caregiving (2007)
    
    
  • Evercare® NAC Caregiver Cost Study (2007)
    
    
  • Caregiving in Rural America - A Report from Easter Seals and the National Alliance for Caregiving (2006)
    
    
  • Evercare® Study of Caregivers in Decline (2006)
    
    
  • The MetLife Caregiving Cost Study: Productivity Losses to U.S. Business (2006)
    
    
  • Young Caregivers in the U.S. (2005)
    
    
  • Caregiving in the U.S.: Findings From the National Caregiver Survey (2004)
  • Executive Summary
  • Key Findings
  • Appendices
  • Detailed Methodology
  • Topline Results
  • Questionnaire
    
    
  • Families Care: Alzheimer's Caregiving in the United States (2004)
    
    
  • Family Caregiving and Public Policy: Principles for Change (2004)
  • Endorsing Organizations
    
    
  • Findings on Communicating with Family Caregivers (2002)
  • Communications Environment Findings
  • Appendix
  • Focus Group Report
  • Message Test Report
    
    
  • The MetLife Study of Sons at Work: Balancing Employment and Eldercare (2003)
    
    
  • The MetLife Juggling Act Study: Balancing Caregiving with Work and the Costs Involved (1999)
    
    
  • The MetLife Study of Employed Caregivers: Does Long-Term Care Insurance Make a Difference? (2001)
    
    
  • The MetLife Study of Employer Costs for Working Caregivers (1997)
    
    
  • Miles Away: The MetLife Study of Long-Distance Caregiving (2004)
    
    
  • The NAC Comparative Analysis of Caregiver Data for Caregivers to the Elderly: 1987 and 1997 (1997)
    
    
  • Conference Report: Third International Conference on Family Care (2002)
  • Long version w/ program development guides
    
    
  • Toward a National Caregiving Agenda: Empowering Family Caregivers in America (2001)
    
    
  • Family Caregiving in the US (1997)