Family caregivers have long been the unpaid backbone of Oklahoma’s broken long-term care system. They work tirelessly without pay to keep their loved ones at home and out of costly taxpayer-funded ...

The challenges of caring for elders can result in caregivers ignoring their own physical and emotional health. Caregivers often don't recognize the symptoms of stress that they are experiencing. For a ...

This article is part of "Solutionaries," our continuing commitment to solutions journalism, highlighting the creative people in communities working to make the world a better place, one solution at a ...

Every day, more than 63 million Americans finish a full day of work and return home only to be met with additional family priorities, from helping kids with their homework to managing medical ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara County, CA, November 15, 2023… Caring Together Santa Barbara County (CTSBC) and its partner organizations are ...

Millions of families across the United States quietly carry a profound and often invisible responsibility: caring for a loved one with disabilities, specifically intellectual and developmental ...

The intersection of the mental health crisis among young Americans and the growing burden of unpaid caregiving is generating an expanding, particularly vulnerable, and unacknowledged population: young ...

Some people who provide care for an elder do not realize that everything they do is part of caregiving. They may say, "This is just what families do for each other," or "This is what friends are for." ...

During National Family Caregiving Month, Dr. Carol McKinley, Simpson President and CEO, is recognizing and supporting the millions of Americans who provide care for loved ones by sharing resources and ...