Research Caregiving in the US Caregiving in the US (CGUS) is a comprehensive study of the American family caregiver, and it is widely regarded as one of the most authoritative data resources on family caregivers. The report explores the challenges and opportunities...
Kory cares for his 6-year-old son, Asher, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy type 1. He has a trach, a G-tube, and sleeps with a ventilator at night. He is able to move around on his own with mobility devices but needs help to and from those devices. When Kory and...
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...
By: Melina Pineyro, MPH While you’re reading this, millions of Americans are juggling work calls while managing their parent’s medications or helping a spouse with dementia. They’re family caregivers—and groundbreaking new data shows they urgently...
Today, on National Family Caregivers Day, I’m reflecting on the often-overlooked relationship between family caregivers and direct care workers. I grew up watching my mom navigate my grandmother Jovita’s care. She lived with multiple chronic conditions that required...
