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Caregiver organizations are decrying recent comments made by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. that they believe diminish the value of paid family caregivers in Medicaid home- and community-based services.

Alzheimer’s and related diseases don’t just affect memory. They also bring behavioral and psychological challenges known as neuropsychiatric symptoms, or NPS. These can include anxiety, depression, agitation, and sleep disturbances, making life difficult for both patients and caregivers. As symptoms progress, so do the risks of injury, isolation, and the need for institutional care, often worsened by stigma and limited support.

Caregiving for an aging parent is not, by design, a simple endeavor. There’s the mountain of practical matters to attend to, including managing doctors’ appointments, seeking diagnoses, and ensuring Mom or Dad is physically safe.

This is what family caregivers are up against as the population ages, Pew found

As the population ages, grandchildren are taking on caregiving roles, but often struggle with the emotional, financial and physical demands.

Many NC caregivers are facing financial strain, health challenges and difficulty accessing services. Advocates warn that new Medicaid work requirements could disrupt coverage for caregivers unless the state takes steps to clearly identify and protect those who are federally exempt.

Caregivers are a backbone of serious illness care, but they cannot carry the system alone. We have reached a point where failing to support them is indistinguishable from failing patients.

The New Jersey senator goes deep with Vanity Fair about his father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and why he thinks a focus on caregivers in the sandwich generation could bring the country back from the brink.

Baby boomers and Gen Xers are taking steps to ensure their children aren’t left with the financial and emotional toll of caretaking.

Nearly 1 in 4 adults are caregivers, up 45% from the number of caregivers in the United States in 2015. That ...

Every morning at 6 a.m., Debbi from Eagan, Minnesota, begins her 18-hour shift caring for her son Josh, who was ...

Looking out for a family member who’s aging or disabled can take a huge toll on caregivers. And the burden just ...

Seniors are the only age group that saw a rise in poverty in 2024, Census Bureau data show. Without government ...

Medicaid cuts under President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending package will harm family caregivers, experts warn, ...

A new report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving shows that more than 63 million Americans are ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report finds the number of family caregivers has grown in the U.S. by 20 million over the ...

Jason Resendez leads the National Alliance for Caregiving, which studies and supports Americans who care for ...

In Arroyo Seco, N.M., Vanessa Herrera routinely inserts a needle into her 6-year-old son’s chest, administering ...

House Republicans narrowly passed the multitrillion-dollar bill advancing Trump’s domestic agenda, and Senate ...

NAC President and CEO Jason Resendez spoke with NBC News about the challenges facing family caregivers and what we all can do to support them.

Kamala Harris, the current vice president and now Democratic candidate for president, made a bold statement in her ...

Some 6 million individuals in the United States are shuttling a parent, sibling, or spouse to doctors' appointments; administering meds; changing dressings; recording symptoms; renting wheelchairs and other medical supplies; along with buying groceries, cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry.

The number of Americans providing unpaid care for loved ones has been rising in recent years. The coronavirus ...

The One Thing Caregivers Tend to Neglect - Those who tend to sick or aging loved ones often put everyone else’s ...

Talking about aging and illness can be difficult, but experts have tips for getting started. Iris Waichler sat at ...

The incoming administration aims to tackle child care, elder care, preschool and more in one ambitious aid ...

It’s a classic scene from any vintage romance movie: the rush to the airport, past the gate, to declare undying ...

What Caregivers Know About Empathy Could Help Us Find Common Ground— And Help Us Tackle Social ...