FACT SHEET: Side-by-Side Comparison of Family Caregiver Prevalence Studies
by the National Family Caregiver Alliance. Contains a useful chart setting forth a comparison of the data of the most commonly referenced caregiver prevalence studies. »View Info
View ArticleForget The Career. My Parents Need Me At Home
New York Times, NYT.com November 24, 2005 »View Info
View Article»View Info How Can We Help Our Nation’s Caregivers
Parade Magazine, September 9, 2007 »View Info
View Article“Who are the Caregivers?
FCA: Women and Caregiving: Facts and Figures, by Family Caregiver Alliance. Confirms that women are the major caregivers in the U.S. Cites findings that the value of the informal care that women...
View ArticleMore than 52 Million Americans & Over 22.4 Million U.S. Households are Caring...
Statistics indicate that more than 52 million Americans and over 22.4 million U.S. households are now caring for elderly parents, spouses or other loved ones. These numbers are reported in the “FACT...
View ArticleSilver Tsunami: Burdens Weigh Heavy on the Sandwich Generation
Baby boomers increasingly find themselves in the sandwich generation — caring for elderly parents and for children at the same time. Some estimates conclude that about 20 million Boomers find...
View ArticleStatistics on the Growing Senior Population in the U.S.
According to U.S. Census Bureau projections, a substantial increase in the number of older people will occur during the period from 2010 to 2030, after the first Baby Boomers turn 65 in 2011. “The...
View ArticleWorking Caregivers Face Wellbeing Challenges
According to the recent findings of a large, ongoing Gallup Research Poll, in the U.S., working caregivers face significantly higher challenges to their wellbeing than workers who do not shoulder...
View ArticleGrowing Trend: Paying a Relative to Take Care of Mom
Read more in WSJ.com about a growing trend for families to compensate adult children or relatives who serve as caregivers to elders. This trend may be fueled by a recognition of the financial...
View ArticleTraining to Be a Family Caregiver
This article, part of a WSJ.com series with tips on elder-care, cites a series of new studies and reports on the emotional, physical and financial challenges of caring for aged or disabled loved ones....
View ArticleStatistics on Family Caregivers and Family Caregiving
“More than 65 million people, 29% of the U.S. population, provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend during any given year and spend an average of 20 hours per week...
View ArticleNearly 15 Million Americans Are Now Caring for Someone With Alzheimer’s...
Nearly 15 million Americans are now caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s Disease or another form of dementia, an increase of 37 percent over the number at this time last year, according to a...
View ArticleNew Virtual Assisted Living Model: Technology + Paid Staff and Volunteers...
Allen “Chip” Teel, MD, a family physician in Maine, is pioneering a new model for virtual assisted living at home. Use of technology plus a combination of paid staff and volunteers to check on seniors...
View ArticleWhat Would Help You Most as a Caregiver?
Please take a minute to answer a few questions (anonymously) that will help us learn and let others know what most concerns family caregiver and what would most help family caregivers. Create your free...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Increasingly Used to Allow Seniors to Age in Place
Several pilot programs are being conducted by the Oregon Center for Aging & Technology to test motion sensors, skype-like video monitors, robots and other high-tech equipment, as a means of...
View ArticleCaring for Parents Costs Americans $3 Trillion in Lost Wages, Pension &...
A significant new study has found that the percent of adult children caring for their aging parents has tripled in the last 15 years, and that providing this care costs the caregivers $3 Trillion in...
View ArticleCan a Patient Know Too Much? Are You Annoying Your Doctors?
Recently controversy has swirled around a website, QuantiaMD, which provides a physician-to-physician educational presentation entitled, “Managing the Difficult Patient.” This controversy has raised...
View ArticleWomen Bear Heaviest Burden of Alzheimer’s Worldwide, New Survey Shows
A new survey presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2011 (AAIC) in Paris and administered by the Harvard School of Public Health, showed the disproportionate impact that...
View ArticleAmericans Increasingly Find Health Information via Internet, CDC Reports
Sixty-one percent of all U.S. adults have used the Internet to look for health or medical information, and adult women, non-hispanic whites, and employed adults with higher incomes are among the most...
View ArticleRecognizing Family Caregivers: November is National Family Caregivers Month
November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize and honor family caregivers in America, as proclaimed in a Presidential Proclamation signed by President Barack Obama on November 1,...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving to You from HelpingYouCare™
As we give thanks for our Blessings this Thanksgiving, let us all remember in gratitude our family members and especially our senior loved ones and the love, sacrifice and many contributions they have...
View ArticleNew Survey Links Caregiver Stress to Unhealthy Behaviors & Chronic Disease
The American Psychological Association (APA) has released the updated results of its latest Stress in America™ survey. “Data from the latest Stress in America survey suggest that the concern about...
View ArticleWorld Health Day April 7 Focuses on Healthy Aging
April 7, 2012 is World Health Day, an annual event sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations. The theme of this...
View ArticleThe WHO Issues Wake-up Call: Dementia Cases Will Triple by 2050, More Family...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on April 11 issued a substantial new report showing that, with populations aging, cases of dementia are expected to more than triple worldwide by 2050. The report...
View ArticleObama Administration Releases New National Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s
On May 15, 2012, U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius released the final version of the first comprehensive National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which has been under...
View ArticleHHS Launches New Web-Based Tool to Measure Performance of Health Care System
In a news release issued May 15, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of the Health System Measurement Project, a new web-based tool which will allow...
View ArticleThank a Caregiver Week, Nov. 4-10, Sponsored by National Parkinson Foundation
The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) has announced that, as part of observing National Family Caregivers Month in November, it will for the first time sponsor Thank a Caregiver Week during the week...
View ArticlePlanning Ahead for Long-Term Care
November has been designated as Long-Term Care Awareness Month. As part of this observance, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued a release yesterday, containing useful information...
View ArticleNational Family Caregivers Month Highlights the Crucial Role of Family...
President Barack Obama has proclaimed November as National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize and appreciate family caregivers and shine a light on the crucial role they play in caring for...
View ArticleAt What Ages Do Baby Boomers Show Increased Interest in Health?
A new study conducted by researchers at Ohio State University has found that Baby Boomers show increasing interest in their health in their early 50′s and around age 65. The peak interest in health...
View ArticleMultitasking Does Not Work; If You Think You are Good at It, Your Personality...
A new study published January 23 in the medical journal PLOS One has found that whether you engage in multitasking has more to do with your personality than your actual ability to multitask. The study,...
View ArticlePatient Engagement Improves Healthcare Outcomes and Lowers Cost, New Studies...
The February, 2013 issue of the journal HealthAffairs features several studies addressing how more active engagement of patients in their own health and health care can affect health care outcomes and...
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