Surveys of Caregiver Segments
Much of the research conducted by the National Alliance for Caregiving focuses on specific segments of the family caregiver population in the U.S., from single parent caregivers, to caregivers in rural areas, to young caregivers caring for an aging parent or grandparent.
- Evercare NAC Hispanic Family Caregiving in the U.S. (2008)
- Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Advisory Board Meeting Summary (2009) (PDF) - On April 8, 2009, the Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Advisory Board, convened by the National Alliance for Caregiving, met to discuss how family caregivers and the medical community can work together to work in partnership with primary care physicians, neurologists, nurses and nurse practitioners, social workers, and therapists in understanding the diagnosis and progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. To this end, a primary focus is the development and execution of feasible treatment strategies and working to improve the situation for Alzheimer’s patients. The facilitated discussion was focused around the three questions.
- How can family caregivers and physicians best work together to develop and carry out therapeutic strategies for patients with Alzheimer’s?
- What can nurse practitioners and other allied health professionals do, in concert with family caregivers, to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients before they can be seen by a neurologist?
- Through what type of formal process can family caregivers most effectively provide direct input into the development of a caregiver’s perspective into the Alzheimer’s treatment guidelines?
- Caregivers of Veterans – Serving on the Homefront (2010)
