Adults who provide home care for parents gain court victory
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 24, 2021
A recent court ruling likely will lead to a substantial expansion in the number of homes transferred to the owners’ child caregivers in New Jersey, according to a story in The National Law Review journal.
Youth caregivers for ill, disabled family members expand in U.S.
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 19, 2021
More than 3 million children and teens serve as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, according to Caregiving in the U.S. 2020, a national survey published by the National Alliance for Caregiving...
U.S. unpaid caregivers struggling the most with emotional health problems: report
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 25, 2021
Nearly seven out of 10 unpaid U.S. caregivers say that the pandemic has worsened their emotional health. Their 68% rate was more than a tenth higher than the 61% registered by these workers worldwide.
Senators urge Biden to pursue plans to invest in Medicaid HCBS
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 08, 2021
Several U.S. senators encouraged the administration to fulfill its campaign pledge to invest $450 billion in Medicaid home- and community-based care. In a Friday letter to President Biden and Vice President...
Pandemic drives increase in programs that compensate family caregivers, AARP reports
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 05, 2021
With more family caregivers stepping up to provide home care for loved ones during the pandemic, and with many suffering financial hardship due to lost work or caregiving responsibilities, more states...
Ellume receives $230M government contract to ramp up production of at-home COVID-19 test
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 04, 2021
More older Americans at home and their caregivers now will be able to test for COVID-19. That is because the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense recently awarded Ellume,...