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...
1 in 4 Americans provide ongoing, complex care; report finds they endure poor health, financial strain and isolation. Up 20 million since 2015. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving released a sweeping new report that paints a stark...
The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) strongly opposes the budget reconciliation bill passed by the House today. This bill includes devasting cuts to Medicaid and other foundational safety net programs on which millions of American families depend. Family...
Dr. Jennifer L. Bevan (B.A., M.A., University of Delaware, Ph.D.; University of Georgia) is a professor in the School of Communication at Chapman University in Orange, CA. Dr. Bevan’s research interests focus upon the communicative negotiation of difficult relational...
Jason Resendez is the President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, where he leads research, policy, and innovation initiatives to build health, wealth, and equity for America’s 53 million family caregivers. Jason is a nationally recognized expert on...
President and Founder American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY). Educated at Johns Hopkins, New York University and Lynn University, her doctoral research uncovered the high prevalence of caregiving by students in Palm Beach County, FL. In 1998 she established...
Pedro is originally from Brazil, and moved to the United States when he was 21. While he lived in Brazil, he was a caregiver from the age of 12 for his grandmother, who had pulmonary fibrosis. Pedro was one of several family members who cared for his grandmother, but...
When Rey immigrated from the Philippines in 1989 as a teen, he made his home in Los Angeles, earned his MBA, and worked in biotech at a Fortune 500 company. In 2014, Rey’s father had a stroke, and Rey left LA for to St. Louis to take care of him. Rey now lives with...
Sheryl’s husband has dementia and Parkinsonian symptoms. Sheryl does everything in the household from finances to house repairs and cooking, cleaning, and maintaining their way of life. Sheryl has found it hard to take over her husband’s duties as well as her own. Two...
In 2011, Jennifer H. first noticed that her mother was having trouble with her short-term memory. Jennifer didn’t believe it was serious at first, but, over time, her mother’s condition escalated to include paranoia, getting lost or confused easily, suffering from...
Letty’s mother, who had dementia, has since passed on, but Letty still cares for her father. Letty herself is suffering from health issues on top of the support she provides to her parents, and finds it difficult to find the time and the ability to travel to and from...
