Article: Older Americans Month - It's Time to Support Family Caregivers
The Hill has published an article, "Older Americans Month: It's Time to Support Family Caregivers."
"According to AARP’s Valuing the Invaluable report, in 2013, there were an estimated 40 million American family caregivers who provided 37 billion hours of unpaid care to a disabled adult." The article asks, "Who is helping these millions of family caregivers and in what way?"
Innovative solutions discussed include The Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act, and The Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act.
The John A. Hartford Foundation "in partnership with AARP, the Alzheimer’s Association and the National Alliance for Caregiving hosted in 2017 Congressional Stories of Family Caregiving. Six U.S. Congress members described, among many challenges, the difficulties navigating a fragmented health-care system, the financial impact of caregiving and the emotional burden but also the rewards of caring for a close family member. Together, these six Representatives sponsored or co-sponsored eight pieces of legislation directly related to caregivers and caregiving for older adults; a momentum was created."
To read the article, click here.
To read the Congressional Stories of Family Caregiving, click here.
