On March 27-30, 2012, Clif Barber had the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the American Society in Washington, DC. At the conference, the Family Caregiver Alliance released their second annual “Caregiving Year in Review.” The report provides an overview of key developments in 2011, including research focused on caregivers, program changes, legislation at the state and federal levels, and media coverage.
The Strength for Caring website, sponsored by Johnson and Johnson, is a clear and easy to use website. The site provides family caregivers with a broad range of expert content and information, an emerging on-line community, daily inspiration, and much needed support.
Among other resources, the website offers the opportunity for visitors to “Share Your Story” and “Meet Other Caregivers” via web bulletin boards. These tools help create and connect communities while reducing the isolati