The One Thing Caregivers Tend to Neglect – Those who tend to sick or aging loved ones often put everyone else’s needs before their own. Here’s how to maintain your health—and sense of self. Johanna Kraus and James Gist, who have two daughters under 8, were avid...
Talking about aging and illness can be difficult, but experts have tips for getting started. Iris Waichler sat at the kitchen table with her husband, Steven, and seven friends. They were gathered to discuss their single, childless friend Paul Mungrides. But this...
The incoming administration aims to tackle child care, elder care, preschool and more in one ambitious aid program. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has no shortage of ideas about how to transform caregiving. One striking feature of his team’s plan: It does not...
It’s a classic scene from any vintage romance movie: the rush to the airport, past the gate, to declare undying love. Then 9/11 happened, and national security regulations changed overnight. Off with the shoes, the belt. No more water bottles or bulky jackets....
What Caregivers Know About Empathy Could Help Us Find Common Ground— And Help Us Tackle Social Isolation Perspectives from C. Grace Whiting, President/CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving on the unique value that friend and family caregivers bring to our...
