This letter is reprinted with permission from the Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, Inc. (GWAAR). If you had asked me two years ago if I ever thought I would need a grant, I would have laughed. My husband Chuck and I retired early with great medical...
The House Committee on Appropriations released its Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies funding bill today. While the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) appreciates modest increases in targeted programs, we are...
Seniors are the only age group that saw a rise in poverty in 2024, Census Bureau data show. Without government help, it could get worse, experts say. Poverty is on the rise, but only among seniors, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual poverty report. Based on...
From Hidden to Essential: Redefining America’s View of Family Caregivers Family caregiving in America has never looked like this before. Every day, in every community, people are stepping into roles they never expected—managing medications, arranging specialist...
Washington, D.C. — The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) today released a new brief, “The Family Caregiver Gap: Disparities and Missed Opportunities in Support Services Across U.S. Transplant Centers,” revealing significant inequities in how family...
