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Long-Term Care—Simply Having It Available Benefits Spousal Caregivers
, CaregivingThe Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) allows researchers to examine how regional and policy differences across 11 European countries may impact…
Read MoreLost at Sea: Caregivers Stressed by Navigating Support Systems
, CaregivingA new study suggests that in addition to the often emotionally and physically challenging care they provide, caregivers should be seen as navigators of complex…
Read MoreHome Care Services 2.0: Trends & Technology Are Transforming Aging Services
, CaregivingA recent article in Public Policy and Aging suggests that the cutting edge of growth and innovation in aging services since the 2000s has been…
Read MoreFamily Caregivers to the Rescue: Potential Medicaid Savings of Training Caregivers
, CaregivingIn addition to its clinical challenges, institutional dementia care comes with a substantial economic burden for state Medicaid programs. One estimate is that two-thirds of…
Read MoreCombining Home Care & Activity Coaching Improves Function in Care Recipients
, CaregivingAs older adults come to need help from paid or informal caregivers, the health changes that necessitate this assistance often mean they have fewer opportunities…
Read MoreTRENDING NOW: Number of Family Caregivers to Drop as Need Rises
, CaregivingA recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that the number of potential family caregivers is shrinking at a time…
Read MoreOut of the Blue: New Model Helps Family Caregivers of Stroke Sufferers
, CaregivingStrokes provide numerous challenges to not only the sufferer of the stroke, but also to that individual’s caregiver. Because of the suddenness of strokes, many…
Read MoreThe Cost of Caregiving: Putting a Price on Tech That Helps Caregivers
, CaregivingHow much would you be willing to pay for technology to help with the caregiving of an older adult in your life? Researchers recently sought…
Read MoreGive Me a Break: How Adult Day Services Impact Caregivers’ Stress
, CaregivingMany studies have shown that family caregivers are at greater risk for a variety of poor health outcomes due to the stressful nature of caregiving.…
Read MoreStress in Older Adult Caregivers
, CaregivingMany older adults find themselves serving as unpaid or informal caregivers to spouses or family members, and a growing body of research has shown how…
Read MoreSurprising Differences for Caregivers on the Relationship between Depression & Disability
, CaregivingA number of studies have demonstrated that depression symptoms and disability increase the risk of each other, but new research comparing caregivers and noncaregivers digs…
Read MoreA Closer Look at Person- & Family-Centered Care
, CaregivingA recent article in Public Policy and Aging Report looks at the importance of person- and family-centered care (PFCC) when individuals and their families are…
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