Upcoming NAC Events

NAC Regional Meeting
November 15
Los Angeles, CA

Third National Conference for Caregiving Coalitions
March 18
Las Vegas, NV

Established in 1996, The National Alliance for Caregiving is a non-profit coalition of national organizations focusing on issues of family caregiving. Alliance members include grassroots organizations, professional associations, service organizations, disease-specific organizations, a government agency, and corporations.

The Alliance was created to conduct research, do policy analysis, develop national programs, increase public awareness of family caregiving issues, work to strengthen state and local caregiving coalitions, and represent the US caregiving community internationally. Recognizing that family caregivers provide important societal and financial contributions toward maintaining the well-being of those they care for, the Alliance's mission is to be the objective national resource on family caregiving with the goal of improving the quality of life for families and care recipients.

 

 


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The National Alliance for Caregiving is dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers. To learn more about the Alliance, read our organizational profile.

Caregiver Study Shows that More Than Eight Million Hispanics Provide Care to Older Loved Ones

UnitedHealth Group's Evercare® organization and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) have released their findings from the National Hispanic Family Caregiving Survey. The study, the largest comprehensive look at Hispanic caregivers, found that more than one third of Hispanic households (36 percent) have at least one family member caring for an older loved one - a larger percentage than all U.S. caregiving households (21 percent). It also revealed that becoming a family caregiver caused a major shift in the working situation of Hispanics, a change which could have dramatic personal implications as the current fiscal crisis continues to unfold in the United States. In addition, given that more than eight million Hispanics provide care to older loved ones nationwide, the emotional and physical tolls of caregiving might also impact both local and national economies. The entire study, Evercare Study of Hispanic Caregiving in the U.S., can be viewed in English (pdf) or Spanish (pdf).

International Caregiving Event Held at the UN

On the occasion of the global celebration of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons, the National Alliance for Caregiving, AARP, and the UN Global Programme on Ageing hosted a meeting, "Global Perspectives on Family Caregiving," to discuss the latest issues on international family caregiving. The event was held on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Speakers presented regional perspectives on caregiving to highlight the increasingly important role family caregivers play around the world as the backbone of their countries' long-term care systems.
Among the speakers was Baroness Jill Pitkeathley, Member of the UK's House of Lords, who delivered the keynote address. Jennie Chin Hansen from AARP moderated a panel with speakers from the newly developed Eurocarers organization, Christian Aid of Africa, and the Pakistan Alzheimer's Association; Gail Hunt of the Alliance moderated a session with speakers from the Pan American Health and Education Foundation, Carers New Zealand, and the Taiwan Association of Family Caregivers. Dr. Alexandre Sidorenko, Chief, Programme on Ageing at the United Nations, provided closing remarks to the meeting.
A summary of proceedings will be coming out in a few months.

Corporate Eldercare Programs: Their Impact, Effectiveness and the
Implications for Employers


The National Alliance for Caregiving and Center for Productive Aging, Towson
University conducted a study to evaluate the ability of eldercare programs
and their impact on employee presenteeism at work. This is the first time
anyone has used a presenteeism scale for this type of evaluation. LifeCare,
Inc. funded this 18-month study to examine the extent to which workplace
caregiving programs helped the employees who used them. A large managed
healthcare company employed the family caregivers who were participants in
this study. See the Report (PDF)

RESEARCH SUMMIT: Moving the Research Agenda Forward in Family Caregiving In June 2007, the MetLife Mature Market Institute and the National Alliance for Caregiving convened a one-day Caregiving Research Summit in Washington,DC. Ten experts in caregiving research were invited to present. The purpose of the Summit was to identify gaps in caregiving research and identify areas for potential exploration across academic disciplines. See the report (PDF)

 

Federal Caregiving Legislation - Read highlights from the first session of the 110th Congress.

National Family Caregivers Month (NFC Month) — observed every November — is a nationally recognized month that seeks to draw attention to the many challenges facing family caregivers, advocate for stronger public policy to address family caregiving issues, and raise awareness about community programs that support family caregivers. For more information visit www.thefamilycaregiver.org or call 800-896-3650.

Easter Seals and the National Alliance for Caregiving are pleased to announce the release of Caregiving in Rural America, a report to bring to light and support the demand to address the ever-increasing numbers and unmet needs of rural caregivers. The report concludes with a Call to Action that urges more research on caregiving in rural America and identifies next steps to address specific rural caregiving needs. To download a copy of Caregiving in Rural America from the Easter Seals website, go to www.easterseals.com/ruralcaregiving

Medicare is changing! Visit Medicare resources for information, including the new Medicare prescription drug benefit.

 


The National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife Foundation Honor Innovative Programs that Make a Difference

Read press release

To view the 2008 National Family Caregiving award winners and descriptions of their programs, visit our National Family Caregiving
Awards page.

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