This spotlight discusses the Caregiver Advise, Record, and Enable (CARE) Act, which became law in 40 US states and territories in four years. The groundbreaking 2012 report, Home Alone: Family Caregivers Providing Complex Chronic Care, funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, drove policy adoption and is still currently underway in several states.
In addition to the CARE Act, the Home Alone report inspired the creation of the Home Alone AllianceSM, and the creation of key resources and tools to improve outcomes and experiences for family caregivers as they navigate the health system and providing care at home.
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Women caregivers in New York support increasing state funding for respite care and New York's other home and community-based caregiving services.
Vermont voters across political parties overwhelmingly support a paid family and medical leave program run by the state.
This Insight on the Issues uses 2021 data from the nationally representative National Health and Aging Trends Study and its supplement, the National Study of Caregiving, to profile sandwich generation caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries and better understand the care they provide.
Family caregivers often shop for their care recipient and face challenges, from financial to logistical, according to an AARP survey on caregiver purchasing.
Caregiving strains mental health, especially for women and young adults, but provides a sense of purpose. Coping involves self-care and formal support.
