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Training & Information Advocacy > Training & Information Best Practice Caregiving Best Practice Caregiving is a free online database of proven dementia programs for family caregivers. It offers a searchable, interactive, national database of vetted,...State Plans for Caregivers
State Plans Advocacy > State Plans for Caregivers Several states have taken the lead to further define how caregivers need to be supported on the community level. You can find those reports here. Alabama Caregiver Task Force...RAISE Family Caregivers Act
R.A.I.S.E. NAC is partnering with the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), the Administration for Community Living (ACL), and the John A. Hartford Foundation to develop a series of vignettes to be used to add the caregiver voice into the work of the...Global Engagement
Global Engagement International Alliance of Carer Organizations (IACO) Caregiving is truly an international phenomenon. No nation is without family caregivers, and the ways in which nations support the needs of caregivers are many. NAC is proud to serve as Secretariat...Innovation
Innovation The Future of Caregiving The Future of Caregiving: NAC Innovation aims to advance the public and private sector’s expertise in the design, implementation and assessment of innovative social interventions for complex challenges faced by family caregivers and...
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WordCamp San Francisco is the official annual WordPress conference, gathering the community every year since 2006. This is the time when Matt Mullenweg addresses the community in his annual State of the Word presentation – a recap of the year in WordPress and giving...
Continuing Challenges for Young Caregivers
A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics founds that more than 1.3 million children spend their time caring for a family member who suffers from a physical or mental illness or substance abuse.
This Week in Caregiving – October 17th
Here are some highlights from this week’s news on caregiving and aging: Informal Caregiving for Elderly Stroke Patients Costs $26.8B Cardiovascular Business | October 14, 2014 “A study published online Oct. 10 in Neurology added the price of informal...
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Upcoming Events The New Landscape: HR1 and What’s at Stake for Family Caregivers February 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm With the passage of H.R. 1, the definition of “community engagement” has fundamentally s... Register Past Events Caregiver Insights...
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Basiliso
Basiliso has been a caregiver since his parents began to age. In 2019, his mother broke her ankle and was placed in a care home, where her health continued to decline. Basiliso brought her into his home so he could provide the care she needed until she passed away in...
Recognizing Caregivers as Essential Partners in Kidney Care
Last month, at the National Kidney Foundation Patient (NKFP) Summit, caregiving took center stage as a critical yet often underrecognized part of kidney disease and transplant care. Melina Piñeyro, Senior Manager of Health Programs at the National Alliance for...
NAC Responds to Home- and Community-Based Services Concerns
Recent statements from administration officials regarding family caregivers and community-based services, taken together with the proposed deep cuts to the HHS budget and elimination of key disability programs, have left family caregivers and the people they support...
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Alternative Payment Model Updates and the IOTA Model for Performance Year 2 – Comment Summary
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule for the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model for Performance Year 2. NAC represents more than 63...
Trixy
Trixy and her husband are devoted caregivers to their daughter, Harper, who lives with profound medical challenges. Diagnosed with periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), Harper developed cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia with dystonia, and severe vision impairment. As...
Susan
Susan and her sisters are devoted to their aging mother, whose health has been steadily declining. Diagnosed with both Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and macular degeneration, their mom now requires daily support just to manage basic tasks and maintain...