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A respite program for family caregivers would receive $10 million annually under a bipartisan bill unanimously passed by voice vote in the Senate on Monday. The bill, backed by LeadingAge and dozens of...

Healthcare workers caring for residents of senior housing, apartments and private homes usually do not ask family caregivers about needing support in managing older adults’ care, according to a study...

Almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents to a recent survey who were aged 60 or more years said they would rather live in an assisted living community than be cared for by their adult children should their...

Half of the country’s 40 million family caregivers are assisting loved ones with activities of daily living and performing medical and nursing tasks without training, suggesting an opportunity for senior...

An interesting study recently published in The Gerontologist suggests that older caregivers providing less care than their peers may need more support than others.

A bright spot in a new report from Genworth Financial is that employers appear to be doing a better job of meeting the needs of workers who provide for the long-term care needs of their family members,...

Older family caregivers, including relatives of senior living residents, rate the quality of their interactions with loved ones’ healthcare professionals more positively than do younger caregivers, according...

The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, LeadingAge and 72 other national organizations, in a June 28 letter, urged Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to begin...

Medical expenses, including costs associated with assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, account for the second-largest share of family caregivers’ out-of-pocket spending for their loved...

Medicare and Medicaid payment reforms that motivate providers to engage family caregivers in delivery processes should be a priority for the next presidential administration, recommends a new report from...