Caregiving
caregivers in crisis
Caregivers have long been the backbone of America’s family care system. In caring for family, friends and neighbors, our nation’s 53 million caregivers fulfill a vital public and personal function, often at great financial and emotional expense. The task of caregiving has always been a difficult one and the pandemic exposed critical deficiencies in how we support America’s caregivers and their loved ones. How can we support caregivers during this time of unprecedented hardship? How can expanding access to health care, innovations in technology and empathetic policy transform the lives of unpaid caregivers?
To learn more:
Read the Caregivers in Crisis: Caregiving in the Time of COVID-19 report by the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
The Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 Report by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving
This op-ed by Melinda Gates, featured in the Washington Post
Virtual Panel Discussions
On June 7th, the latest event in our National Conversation on Caregiving series was held. Featuring a presentation by Rob Jekielek of the Harris Poll and a panel discussion with Veeral Desai, Diane Flynn, and Elisabeth Jacobs, we addressed the challenges family caregivers face in the workforce and what employers can do to ease the burden on working family caregivers. View the recording below to learn more:
Caregiving & the Longevity Project: In the News
How Family Caregivers Can Avoid Money Catastrophes
By: Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue
The pandemic has heightened the financial strain, so here's timely advice.
How big a financial toll can family caregiving take? Well, Amy Goyer, who is AARP's family and caregiving expert, says the costs of caring for her parents led her to file for bankruptcy.
The Reinventing Caregiving blog
A Podcast About Caregivers
How do we take care of each other during a pandemic? A health care crisis? When we’re 24 or 64? Join us as we hear from caregivers and experts as we tackle the challenges of looking after the people we love.
Episode 12: Caregiving in the Time of Covid - One Year In
What have we learned about taking care of our loved ones during one of the worst health crises of our time? In Episode 12, we talk to three caregivers who share how they’ve coped with a wide array of challenges. Then we talk to two leaders in the field to discover what they’ve learned: Grace Whiting the President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, and Jennifer Olsen, the Executive Director of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers.
For more information about the podcast and to listen to all episodes of When I’m 64, please visit the Stanford Center on Longevity website.