This fact sheet from Family Caregiver Alliance provides a quick and easy overview of caregiver definitions, demographics and situations from a variety of sources. Areas covered include: Data on the magnitude of caregiving:  caregivers make up 29% of the U.S. adult population. Information on gender differences in caregivers: 66% are female. Demographics: the average age […]

Sponsored by the Families and Work Institute, this Elder Care study adds to the literature by acquiring detailed qualitative information about the experiences and desires of elder caregivers from current caregivers and from those who had cared for someone who had died in the past 5 years. The sample used in this study pulled from […]

by journalist Jonathan Rauch (April 2010, Atlantic Magazine). This article is a compelling story of the author’s experiences entering into and managing the care of his aging father as he continued to maintain a productive role in his profession.  Near the end of his article he states emphatically:  “…today’s invisible caregivers face their own version […]

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 […]

The WEB-EXP Team (Work/Eldercare Balance-Employers/Extension Partnerships) hosted a webinar to familiarize educators with new resources found on this site:  n online Survey, a  Guide for educators, nine videos to share with employers, and all the other resources found on this Cooperative Extension website. The video is 43 minutes in length and includes county educators who […]