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National Alliance for Caregiving CEO & President Grace Whiting to Leave Following Successful Founder Transition
NAC President and CEO C. Grace Whiting applauds the work of the NAC team as she looks ahead to a bright future for the organization Organization Taps Chief Operating Officer as Interim CEO for 2022 Washington, D.C. – December 15, 2021 – The National Alliance for...
NAC Releases a Series of Vignettes to add The Caregiver Voice to Legislative Narrative
Just Ahead of National Family Caregivers Month in November, The National Alliance for Caregiving captures dozens of caregiver testimonials to help elevate the seriousness of their condition. Washington, D.C., - September 29, 2021— The National Alliance for Caregiving...
Lessons From the Workplace: Caregiving During COVID-19
One in six working Americans provides unpaid care to a family member or friend with a chronic, serious, or disabling health condition. Cancer researcher Shivapriya Ramaswamy counts herself among the privileged minority in this significant, but historically...
2020 Census
We are excited to announce that we’ve partnered with the U.S. Census Bureau to support the 2020 Census! As a partner, NAC will be working to ensure that our network of caregivers and advocates are accurately represented. Every 10 years, the Census Bureau undertakes a...
Rare Disease Families Front and Center in Upcoming Caregiving Study
The National Alliance for Caregiving and Global Genes have Launched a New Study of Caregivers for Persons with Rare Disease WASHINGTON, DC (PRWEB) August 31, 2017 -- As many as 30 million Americans are affected by a rare disease or condition, and many of these...
Dementia Dramatically Increases Family Expenses
The average lifetime cost of care after a diagnosis of dementia in the U.S. is about $322,000, and families pay about 70% of that, new research suggests. The cost of care is $185,000 higher for someone with dementia than for someone without it, the study authors wrote...
NAC in the Media
PBS – Stories | COVID-19 Has Made Life Much Harder for Family Caregivers
Oprah Magazine | The One Thing Caregivers Tend to Neglect
The New York Times | How to Be a Caregiver
The New York Times | Biden’s Plan for Seniors Is Not Just a Plan for Seniors
Generations | Will COVID-19 Change How We Care for Caregivers?
Engaging Older Adults | What Caregivers Know About Empathy Could Help Us Find Common Ground
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