Americans heard a lot this campaign season about family caregivers. The federal government is making progress, but more needs to be done. I know about the importance of family caregiving; I’m alive today because a family caregiver advocated for me when I could not do that for myself. At the…
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Earlier this year, I wrote about how my organization is advancing an important Healthy People 2030 objective to encourage older adults to have discussions with family and friends about their health and what matters most to them. Similarly, we are working to meet another Healthy People 2030 objective by increasing…
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Auld blog posts, like auld acquaintances, deserve a better fate than to “be forgot, and never brought to mind.” So in the spirit of Auld Lang Syne, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a healthy and happy new year in 2017! We also would like…
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This month began with an AARP Solutions Forum on the landmark Families Caring for an Aging America report that brought out big, bold ideas about how to elevate the role of family caregivers in our health care system. A diverse range of leaders and audience participants explored opportunities to advance…
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Many of our staff, grantees, and colleagues are in the Big Easy this week at the annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), a longtime grantee and partner of The John A. Hartford Foundation. The meeting in New Orleans has been energizing and fruitful and we congratulate…
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Editor's Note: This post also appears on the Eldercare Workforce Alliance blog, which we encourage our readers to follow. Are you a caregiver? Sooner or later, caregiving touches us all. According to a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Families Caring for an Aging America…
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For far too long, the nearly 18 million family caregivers of older adults in the United States have been largely invisible to policymakers and our health care system, despite filling an absolutely essential role. The contributions these modern-day heroes make to the care of older adults is indispensable, and often…
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When it comes to improving the care of older adults, family caregivers are too often left out of the equation. This occurs despite their critical role in supporting the health and well-being of millions of older people. The CARE Act, model legislation developed and spread by AARP and its state…
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Wally Patawaran's mother, Emma, in Seville, Spain, before her first stroke. "My mother understands everything we're saying." My brother was addressing the latest home health aide, giving her an orientation. She nodded on cue, but it seemed clear that she was giving this latest assignment a look-over before signing…
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This is the last in a series of seven issue briefs. The John A. Hartford Foundation Change AGEnts Initiative accelerates sustained practice change that improves the care of older adults. It does this by harnessing the collective power of The John A. Hartford Foundation’s interprofessional community of scholars, clinicians…
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