Family Caregiver Video Guide to Managing Medications
Caregiving instructional videos aimed at preparing family caregivers perform a variety of medical/nursing tasks such as managing medications, giving injections, mobility, wound care and preparing special diets. Read
The Dual Pressures of Family Caregiving and Employment
Using data from the Caregiving in the U.S. 2015 survey, this Spotlight highlights current information about the impacts of the dual responsibilities of employment and family caregiving. Read
Valuing the Invaluable 2015 Update: Undeniable Progress, but Big Gaps Remain
Part of the Valuing the Invaluable series on the economic value of family caregiving, this report updates national and individual state estimates of the economic value of family caregiving using the most current data available. In 2013, about 40 million family caregivers in the U.S. provided an estimated 37 billion hours of care to an adult with limitations in daily activities. Read
How Managed Long-Term Services and Supports is Providing Coordination
Older people and adults with disabilities, particularly those with care needs, can benefit from care coordination. Care coordinators are typically nurses or social workers who can help with tasks such as monitoring chronic health conditions, connecting them to social supports, conducting assessments, and writing plans of care. Read
State Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard: How One State Improved
This report presents the findings from a case study of Connecticut. The study was conducted following the release of the 2014 State Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard to understand factors that lead to improved performance on measures of long-term services and supports (LTSS) for older adults and people with physical disabilities. Read
Effective Transitions Between Care Settings
Unnecessary and avoidable care transitions can result in adverse outcomes, especially among older adults and people with multiple chronic conditions. Read
State Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard: How One State Improved
This report presents the findings from a case study of Mississippi. The study was conducted following the release of the 2014 State Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard to understand factors that lead to improved performance on measures of long-term services and supports (LTSS) for older adults and people with physical disabilities. Read
Access to Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Family Caregivers
While a growing number of states have unemployment insurance (UI) rules in place to accommodate workers who must leave their jobs to care for family members who are ill or have a disability, significant barriers remain for caregivers seeking UI benefits. Read
Expanding Specialized Transportation: New Opportunities under the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides new but limited opportunities to promote or fund specialized transportation services for older people and adults with disabilities. Read
Family Caregivers Providing Complex Chronic Care to People with Cognitive and Behavioral Health Conditions
Providing care to people with cognitive or behavioral health conditions is doubly challenging. This report highlights results from a national survey of caregivers. Read
Raising Expectations 2014: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers
While states are making measureable progress in improving long term services and supports (LTSS), widespread disparities still exist across the country, with even top performing states requiring improvement. Further, the pace of change remains slow, threatening states’ ability to meet the needs of the aging population. How does your state rank? Read
Transforming the Workforce to Provide Better Chronic Care: The Role of Nurse Care Managers
This series explores the evolution of primary care systems to better meet the needs of consumers with complex health conditions. It demonstrates that changes in the workforce are required to empower consumers to better manager their health. Read
Employed Family Caregivers Providing Complex Chronic Care
Policies to support employed family caregivers who provide chronic care can benefit both employers and caregivers. Read
Family Caregivers Providing Complex Chronic Care to Their Spouses
A new survey shows 1 in 5 family caregivers is a spouse. Efforts to reduce isolation and stress are needed to support spouses and their partners. Read
The Aging of the Boomers and the Growing Care Gap: a Look at Future Declines in the Availability of Family Caregivers
Family members provide the majority of long-term services and supports, but the supply of family caregivers is unlikely to keep pace with demand as the care gap widens. Read
At the Crossroads: Providing Long-Term Services and Supports at a Time of High Demand and Fiscal Constraint
Tight fiscal budgets and increasing demand for publicly funded long-term services and supports (LTSS) are putting pressure on states to transform their systems of care for older people and adults with disabilities. Many states are beginning to implement Affordable Care Act LTSS options that increase access to Medicaid home and community-based services, but non-Medicaid aging and disability funding has either decreased or remained flat in most states. What is your state doing? Read
Consumer Choices and Continuity of Care in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: Emerging Practices and Lessons
Increasing numbers of states are transitioning their Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) systems from fee-for-service models to managed care models, raising concerns among stakeholders that services will be disrupted and consumer choices diminished. See the findings. Read
Listening to Family Caregivers: the Need to Include Family Caregiver Assessment in Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Service Waiver Programs
Family caregiver assessment is critical for effective delivery of home- and community-based services, but the concept is not well understood in policy or practice. Read
Keeping Up With the Times: Supporting Family Caregivers With Workplace Leave Policies
Employment policies such as unpaid family leave, paid family leave and earned sick time can lessen the burden on working caregivers and reduce worker turnover. Read
Home Alone: Family Caregivers Providing Complex Chronic Care
The role of many family caregivers has dramatically expanded to include performing medical/nursing tasks once provided only in hospitals. Read
ReACT Employer Resource Guide
Four steps for supporting employees with caregiving responsibilities. Read
