This month’s reflection is a piece written by Jason Resendez, President & CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving and Rebecca Dittrich, Esq., MPH, Managing Director of Daughterhood, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping family caregivers navigate the...
Recent statements from administration officials regarding family caregivers and community-based services, taken together with the proposed deep cuts to the HHS budget and elimination of key disability programs, have left family caregivers and the people they support...
Susan and her sisters are devoted to their aging mother, whose health has been steadily declining. Diagnosed with both Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and macular degeneration, their mom now requires daily support just to manage basic tasks and maintain...
New Findings from AARP And NAC Urge Lawmakers to Strengthen Supports for Nation’s 63 Million Caregivers. Washington, D.C. — New state-level joint analysis of Caregiving in the US 2025 by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), released today, reveals how...
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...