RAISE Report: In Their Own Words - Family Caregivers from Across the Country Share their Priorities and Recommendations
The RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center at the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has published a report, "In Their Own Words: Family Caregivers from Across the Country Share their Priorities and Recommendations."
The report documents the concerns and recommendations for change shared by 1,613 family caregivers and organizations that work with them. The U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) requested input for the report as it works to implement the requirements of the Recognize, Assist, Inform, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2017. The RAISE Council will incorporate this work in its report to Congress.
Three-fourths of the responses came from family caregivers across the age spectrum and of varying racial and ethnic backgrounds, with the remaining from organizations. The responses convey the financial, physical, and emotional stresses that caregiving creates and capture the intense need that caregivers have for appropriate financial supports, the ability to have some time off, and help with everyday tasks.
The report, by LeadingAge LTSS Center at UMass Boston and Community Catalyst, was made possible by funding from The John A. Hartford Foundation to NASHP’s RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center in collaboration with the ACL.
To go to the report, click here.
To go to NASHP's RAISE Act Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center, click here.
To learn more about JAHF's support, click here.
