Caregiving is at the heart of family life. Parents care for children, spouses care for each
other, and, when illness or disability occurs, family members care for each other. At least …

Caring for people with disabilities often becomes an all-encompassing responsibility for one
or more family members. To manage the multifaceted demands, caregivers must possess …

This essay considers the prospects for a cross-disability approach to understanding and
supporting the caregiving functions of families. This special edition of the Journal of Family …

T his Special Issue of Family Relations is devoted entirely to papers on families and
caregiving across the life course. In all of these papers, the focus is on family members who …

Using family systems theory as a theoretical framework, we investigated direct and indirect
associations between type of disability, caregiver burden, and sibling relationships with …

ABSTRACT A majority of adults with serious disabilities are cared for in the home by family
members. Guided by an ecological framework, this article presents the findings of a literature …

Family members are a key source of services and supports for people with disabilities
across the life course, helping people to remain living at home and in the community. As part …

BACKGROUND: This article summarizes the proceedings of the Family Support and
Intergenerational Caregiving work group that was part of the “State of the Science in Aging …

Individuals with disabilities increasingly live at home. This study focuses on experiences of
adult siblings (aged 18 years and older) in the United States who have a brother or sister …

Contrary to popular opinion, most American families do not abandon family members with
chronic disease and disability to paid professionals and paraprofessionals. Family …