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Ira

Ira

When Ira met his wife, Glenda, she had manageable Type 1 diabetes. Their relationship began as a care partnership, where Ira would attend his wife’s doctor’s appointments and would help her manage her chronic disease. Increasing complications with her diabetes...
Kylie Meyer, PhD

Kylie Meyer, PhD

Kylie Meyer, PhD, is a Gerontologist and Assistant Professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Her program of research focuses on psychoeducational interventions to support family caregivers in multiple domains, such as...
Erin Bouldin, PhD, MPH

Erin Bouldin, PhD, MPH

Erin Bouldin, PhD, MPH is trained as an epidemiologist and health services researcher. She is an Investigator in the IDEAS Center at the VA Health Care System in Salt Lake City and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. Her research interests...
Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi, PhD, RN

Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi, PhD, RN

Dr. Gilmore-Bykovskyi leads an active research program focused on promoting effective, meaningful, and equitable care for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Her research aims to identify and effectively intervene on structural and health...
Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN

Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN

Dr. Donovan is a Professor of Nursing & Medicine Co-Director, National Center on Family Support University of Pittsburgh Director, Gynecologic Oncology Family CARE Center Magee Women’s-Hospital of UPMC. Dr. Donovan’s research and practice is in the development of...
Rey

Rey

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...
Harold

Harold

Harold was a primary caregiver for his mother, who was diagnosed with chronic adult leukemia. His mother’s care consisted of an extensive support system including Harold’s boyfriend, sister, father and a series of home health aides. Significantly, Harold had...
Martha

Martha

Martha is the care partner to her wife, who was diagnosed in late 2016 with stage 4 metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. At the initial diagnosis, the resources provided to Martha by the medical team as a care partner were minimal. Martha, who is a licensed clinical social...
Terrence

Terrence

Terrence was a co-caregiver with his sister for his mother, who had heart disease. When she ended up needing triple-bypass surgery, Terrence moved back to Omaha to help take care of her while she was out of work and needed some help. He was a younger caregiver at this...

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...
Jennifer H.

Jennifer H.

 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...
Katie

Katie

Katie is the mother of a 20-year-old son born with physical and intellectual disabilities caused by a rare disease. The factors of her son’s care have been constantly changing, meaning the caregiving process has changed as well. As her son’s primary caregiver and...
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...
Leslie

Leslie

Now in their 80s, Les and his wife have been together since they were 16 years old. In 2014, his wife began having cognitive impairments and, through several tests, it was determined that she had Alzheimer’s disease. Her diagnosis was caught early. Over time, as her...
Campaign Drives Action on First-Ever National Caregiving Strategy

Campaign Drives Action on First-Ever National Caregiving Strategy

Coordinated action will improve conditions for 53 million family caregivers Contact: Toni Gingerelli, Associate Director of Policy & Advocacy toni@caregiving.org, (202)-697-8204 WASHINGTON, APRIL 27, 2023– The National Alliance for Caregiving and the patient...
Jason Resendez Named 2023 STATUS List Honoree

Jason Resendez Named 2023 STATUS List Honoree

Washington, DC (December 9, 2022)— Jason Resendez, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), has been named one of this year’s STATUS List honorees by STAT News. “I’m honored to be selected for this prestigious recognition alongside so many...
Chronic Disease Family Caregiving Through a Public Health Lens

Chronic Disease Family Caregiving Through a Public Health Lens

Chronic Disease Family Caregiving Chronic Disease Family Caregiving Through A Public Health Lens The report was developed with support from The John A. Hartford Foundation and in partnership with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD). This...

Core Advocacy Principles

Core Advocacy Principles Expand Caregiver Access To Supports & Services RAISE Family Caregivers Act State Plans for Caregivers Training & Information Care Planning Tools Invest In Evidence Informed Caregiver Research Service Utilization Cost-Savings Improved...
Welcome Jason

Welcome Jason

NAC officially welcomes Jason Resendez as President and CEO. He will lead the organization’s research, policy, and innovation initiatives to build health, wealth, and equity for America’s 55 million family caregivers. “For 26 years, NAC has been a relentless force in...