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Major Wins for Our Caregiver Nation

Major Wins for Our Caregiver Nation

Hey there! April was an exciting month for the caregiving community as our partners came together to amplify the voices and needs of America’s 53 million caregivers. Throughout the month, we saw caregivers across the care continuum get the recognition they deserve at...

Karen

Karen has the mindset that you do what you can to help family, so she began to do the shopping and other small tasks for her mother in 2010. In addition, Karen has a background in finance, so she helped her mother, aunt, and uncle with their finances. By 2016, Mimi...

Whitney

Caring for both her two-year-old and her husband, while maintaining full-time work as an attorney, was the hardest thing Whitney ever had to do, and she constantly battled with whether she was providing enough care and attention to each of them. Whitney cared for her...
Gary

Gary

Gary is no stranger to the world of caregiving after helping care for his mother-in-law for 25 years. Not long after he and his wife were married, his wife’s mother began forgetting things, like her car keys. When she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Gary’s wife...
Jim

Jim

Jim and his wife care for their veteran daughter since she was in a car accident while stationed in Italy as an Army Captain. She suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma for almost a year. Their daughter now needs 24/7 care. She has a feeding tube, has...
Laura

Laura

Laura spent two years caring for her husband, who was diagnosed with stage IV neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer. They proceeded with chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery to close off blood vessels in his liver that were feeding the cancer. Her husband then underwent an...
Sarah

Sarah

Sarah spent several years caring for her brother who suffered from cognitive decline, endured physical challenges, and was diagnosed with COPD. He used alcohol to cope with his conditions, which complicated the care Sarah provided. After her brother passed, Sarah...

Condition Specific Populations

Condition Specific Populations Parkinson’s Disease Caregiving in the US Download Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Download Download Download Download Download Download Download Autoimmune (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) NAC, in partnership with the Crohn’s...
2020 Census

2020 Census

We are excited to announce that we’ve partnered with the U.S. Census Bureau to support the 2020 Census! As a partner, NAC will be working to ensure that our network of caregivers and advocates are accurately represented. Every 10 years, the Census Bureau undertakes a...

CARE Act

Share Care Act Advocacy > Share Care Act Millions of Americans are caring for a parent, spouse or other loved one, helping them to live independently at home. For many, family caregiving is more than helping with household chores or providing transportation. It...