National Alliance for Caregiving - Knowledge portal on caregiving
Caregiving in the U.S.
This series of reports presents the findings from a survey conducted every five years on the experience of caregiving in the U.S. and its impact on caregivers’ lives.
Together in Care: Empowering Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers to Meet Growing Demand for Care
This issue brief (22 pages) provides an overview of care partnerships between direct care workers (personal care aides, home health aides, nursing assistants, etc.) and caregivers in the U.S. and shares recommendations on how they might be strengthened.
Caregiving in the U.S. 2020
Ce rapport (97 pages) présente les résultats d’un sondage sur l’expérience des PPA aux États-Unis en 2020 et les répercussions de la proche aidance dans leur quotidien.
Trends in Innovation: Implementing and Refining Caregiving Training Services in Medicare
This report (34 pages) provides an overview of Medicare’s new reimbursement program for caregiver training services in the United States.
Reimagining Clinical Trial Recruitment Through a Family-Centered Lens: Caregiver Recommendations for Enhancing Clinical Trial Participation Diversity
This report (20 pages) presents key findings from three roundtable discussions organized by the National Alliance for Caregiving in partnership with Health Leads. The main focus was how to better include caregivers in the development of patient-focused medical products in the United States.
The Family Caregiver Gap: Disparities and Missed Opportunities in Support Services Across U.S. Transplant Centers
This report (10 pages) highlights inequalities in the support for caregivers within the U.S. transplant system.
Rare Disease Caregiving in America
This report (87 pages) presents the results of a survey on the experiences of caregivers supporting a child or adult with a rare disease or condition.
How Crisis Impacts the Way We Care: Understanding COVID-19’s Impact on Family Caregivers & Lessons for Future Challenges
This document (9 pages) outlines the process leading to the creation of a two-part framework highlighting: 1) the pressure points caregivers are subject to during a crisis; and 2) the interventions designed to support them.
Chronic Disease Family Caregiving Through a Public Health Lens: The Framework for Family Caregiving and Public Health
Ce document (23 pages, en anglais) présente un cadre de référence développé aux États-Unis qui met de l’avant des recommandations politiques et des actions gouvernementales pour favoriser la santé et le bien-être des personnes proches aidantes.
Dementia Caregiving in the U.S.
This research report (38 pages) presents the findings from a 2015 survey with U.S.-based caregivers who supported a person with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or some other type of mental confusion, with a special focus on how their role affects their lives.
Parkinson’s Disease Caregiving in the U.S.
This report (57 pages) documents the experience of caregivers in the United States who support people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), with the focus on their unique challenges and the responsibilities that characterize their journey of care.
Caregiving in a Diverse America: Beginning to Understand the Systemic Challenges Facing Family Caregivers
This report (44 pages) highlights the significant disparities in support, intensity of care provision, health and financial impacts among caregivers of colour and/or from 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, as well as across different income brackets and geographical areas.
Riding the Roller Coaster of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a National Study of Caregivers or Individuals with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis
This report (40 pages) presents survey results on the experiences of caregivers who support a person living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Caring For the Caregiver: Incentivizing Medical Providers to Include Caregivers as Part of the Treatment Team
This report (23 pages) highlights the importance of supporting caregivers within the U.S. healthcare system and issues recommendations to that effect.
On Pins and Needles: Caregivers of Adults with Mental Illness
This report (50 pages) presents the findings from a 2015 survey on the experiences of U.S. caregivers who supported an adult with one or more mental health issues.
Cancer Caregiving In The U.S.: An Intense, Episodic, and Challenging Care Experience
This research report (34 pages) provides a statistical analysis of how the caregivers of cancer patients in the U.S. experience their situation.
Transplant Caregiving in the U.S.: A Call for System Change
This report (45 pages) looks at the challenges and needs facing those who support patients awaiting or who have received an organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplant in the United States.
