Innovation The nation has begun to recognize the essential role that unpaid friends and family members play in supporting individuals with ongoing health and assistance needs. Yet these informal support systems are not sufficient to support the many Americans with...
Public Health The Alliance is honored to present a new report, From Insight to Advocacy: Addressing Family Caregiving as a National Public Health Issue. This report identifies actions that can be taken to understand and address the impact of family caregiving on the...
Rare Disease Caregiving Rare Disease Caregiving The National Alliance for Caregiving, in partnership with Global Genes, is proud to present Rare Disease Caregiving in America (February 2018), a national study of 1,406 unpaid caregivers ages 18 and over living in the...
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...
Falls Preventation Caring for the Caregiver (featuring Queen Latifah’s mom, Rita) We’re honored to partner with the National Council on Aging on a series of resources for family caregivers of older adults. Many caregivers may not realize that 1 in 4 adults...
