Starr

Starr

Starr knows that caring for someone is a full-time job. She cares for her son, who has severe autism, developmental delays, and a rare genetic disorder that affects his behavior and cognitive functioning. Starr is a single parent and is the only one available to care...
Jordan

Jordan

Nash is a four-year-old diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis, a rare spinal cord condition that leaves him paralyzed from the neck down. He is dependent on a trach tube to breathe and a G-button to feed. Jordan is not only his mother but his full-time caregiver. All...
Brittany

Brittany

Brittany’s son, Camden, has cerebral palsy. He is trach dependent, G-tube dependent, non-ambulatory, and communicates with an assisted communication device. Brittany is his caregiver. Every day, she provides typical nursing activities like moving him from place to...
Derrick

Derrick

From Three Months to Four Years: A Caregiver’s Unexpected Path Four years ago, Derrick’s uncle had a serious fall and went into rehab. When he was discharged, he announced that he would be moving in with Derrick. What Derrick thought would be a temporary, three-month...

Sandra Timmermann

Dear Gail, Imagine, it’s been over twenty years that NAC took the lead on research that called attention to working caregivers and the impact on employers. Happily for me, our partnership also helped to put the MetLife Mature Market Institute on the map and was the beginning of our professional and personal friendship. Gail, you have built an amazing organization, something to be proud of. And I’m happy that you will continue to speak out and to serve on boards. So much has been accomplished through NAC but there is still more to do—and caregivers need your passion, your intelligence and your commitment to continue to light fires and carry the torch. I send my good wishes to you for a future of new accomplishments, adventures….and more time to have some fun!
Warm Regards, Sandy

Carol Levine

Gail, you’ve been a leader and inspiration to me and so many others. You were an advocate for family caregivers before there was a real recognition that they need advocacy. I have been privileged to work with you for over 20 years and hope that your new role will give you the space and time you need going forward. We still need you!

Joe Selby

Gail: I’ve only known you for the last 7 of your 20 years at the Alliance, but it was clear by the time I arrived that you’d managed to put carers on the map. They have been a focus of attention at PCORI from the outset, thanks in good part to you and your achievements. You have also been a stellar member of PCORI’s Founding Board and for that I am ever grateful. Looking forward to continuing our work together.

John Feather

Back when you began, caregiving was not an issue for policy makers or the public. Through your pioneering work, persistence and long time commitment to the field, it has a front-and-center issue that has real momentum. You should be justifiably proud. Thank you for all you have done — and will do — to make the lives of family caregivers better.

Caregiving in the US 2025 Toolkit

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NAC Care Notes

NAC Care Notes

This blog was originally focused on Women’s History Month but I want to first acknowledge a recent announcement from the Trump Administration about the reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services. The National Alliance for Caregiving is deeply...

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