The Careforce for an Aging America

Family Caregivers

Millions of family caregivers provide billions of hours of services and support without the training and benefits other care providers receive. JAHF and its partners are paving the way for change at the federal, state and local levels to better assist these essential careforce members by providing practical resources to those who need them right now.

In this section:

RAISE-ing Up Family Caregivers

In partnership with the Administration for Community Living, the National Academy for State Health Policy and other stakeholder organizations, JAHF helped release the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council’s Initial Report to Congress in 2021. The report outlines critical recommendations like paid leave and increased workplace protections to support family caregivers.

The report also featured stories of family caregivers, detailing challenges and joys of providing daily care to a family member or friend.
NASHP released two sections of its five-section policy roadmap to help state legislators adopt RAISE Act recommendations.
JAHF Vice President of Program Rani Snyder penned an
op-ed highlighting solutions to support family caregivers now in the state policymaker publication Route Fifty.

Providing Guidance on Hospital Stays

With AARP, JAHF funded a series of how-to videos to guide family caregivers through a family or friend’s hospital stay.

The videos include useful information on the 4Ms of age-friendly care: what Matters, Mentation, Medication
and Mobility.

Preparing for the Caregiving Journey

Fast-Forward, a PBS documentary about family caregivers and aging, premiered and is being screened at community events throughout the United States. The documentary, supported by JAHF and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, follows four millennials and their parents as they consider how they want to age. It includes companion resources to help viewers plan for their own futures as older adults or caregivers, including email courses and guides from public media’s
Next Avenue.

Supporting the Careforce

Home and Direct Care Workers

They are more than a workforce. Home and direct care workers are a careforce. They conduct essential tasks that help older adults and people with disabilities live with dignity.

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