Caregiving Info & Advice
Wives, daughters, husbands, sons, partners, fathers, nieces, brothers—they provide approximately 80 percent of the long-term care in the United States. Despite major social changes over the last few decades, including geographic separation of family members and more women in the work force, family members and friends continue to provide the bulk of care to older persons with chronic conditions. More than 22.4 million persons are informal caregivers–providing unpaid help to older persons who live in the community and have at least one limitation on their activities of daily living (National Profile of Older Americans, 2004).
Fact Sheets and Publications
• Medicaid Basics: Cutting through the Myths
• Making Choices for Everyday Care
• How to Tell When Your Loved One Needs Help
• Finding Meaning from the Tragedy That Was the Schiavo Case
