Health care reform is in the air. Family caregivers need recognition, reinforcement, and a reliable resource of assistance. They need for the Commonwealth to recognize that they are the bedrock of long-term care. Minimizing investment in family caregivers would short circuit any serious effort to improve the health status and care of older Virginians
Over 43.5 million Americans provide informal care to a fast-growing elderly population in the United...
The American health care system is in a period of what many call transformational change, impacting ...
The Virginia Center on Aging relies on the dedication and selflessness of so many collaborating grou...
Caregivers serve as a critical extension of US health care system. Approximately 80% of adults requi...
In 2015, thirty-four million Americans provided unpaid care to an adult 50 years or older. Due to an...
There is need for multiple initiatives focusing on the pipeline from professional undergraduate educ...
One of the implications of the baby boomer and aging population is that family caregiving is gradual...
[Excerpt] Family caregiving to older individuals in need of long-term care encompasses a wide range ...
By 2030, the last of the baby boomer generation will reach the age of 65, which will expand the olde...
Educational Objectives 1. Appreciate the benefits of a primary care-area agency on aging collaborati...
Family caregivers pick up the slack when older adults are left behind. Their work often goes unnotic...
Current options being discussed by policymakers cannot yield the highly reliable, highly efficient s...
More than 1 in 5 people in the United States care for a family member, friend, or neighbor with a he...
Includes bibliographical references.By 2020, the segment of the population 65 and older will have in...
The phrase "respect your elders" is ingrained in most minds at a young age. This phrase, however, ha...
Over 43.5 million Americans provide informal care to a fast-growing elderly population in the United...
The American health care system is in a period of what many call transformational change, impacting ...
The Virginia Center on Aging relies on the dedication and selflessness of so many collaborating grou...
Caregivers serve as a critical extension of US health care system. Approximately 80% of adults requi...
In 2015, thirty-four million Americans provided unpaid care to an adult 50 years or older. Due to an...
There is need for multiple initiatives focusing on the pipeline from professional undergraduate educ...
One of the implications of the baby boomer and aging population is that family caregiving is gradual...
[Excerpt] Family caregiving to older individuals in need of long-term care encompasses a wide range ...
By 2030, the last of the baby boomer generation will reach the age of 65, which will expand the olde...
Educational Objectives 1. Appreciate the benefits of a primary care-area agency on aging collaborati...
Family caregivers pick up the slack when older adults are left behind. Their work often goes unnotic...
Current options being discussed by policymakers cannot yield the highly reliable, highly efficient s...
More than 1 in 5 people in the United States care for a family member, friend, or neighbor with a he...
Includes bibliographical references.By 2020, the segment of the population 65 and older will have in...
The phrase "respect your elders" is ingrained in most minds at a young age. This phrase, however, ha...
Over 43.5 million Americans provide informal care to a fast-growing elderly population in the United...
The American health care system is in a period of what many call transformational change, impacting ...
The Virginia Center on Aging relies on the dedication and selflessness of so many collaborating grou...