THE PROVISION OF care for frail and disabled relatives is now widely recog-nized as a
common role in later life for most women and many men. Indeed, family members provide …

For older adults and people with disabilities in the United States, family caregiving is an
important part of remaining at home and in the community. As care recipients and caregivers …

This introductory chapter describes the background for the study, the scope of the inquiry,
and the committee's methods and vision for the future. It also reviews current federal …

As the population ages and the expected wave of baby boomers settles into old age, there is
a pressing need to examine the people and institutions that care for elders and the ways in …

OMMUNITYHEALTH practitionershave long recognized that family caregiversare the key to
maintaining the frail elderly in the community. Today, the role of familycaregivers in …

This chapter focuses on the experiences of family caregivers in later life in the United States
when either the provider of care (the caregiver) or the person receiving care (the care …

Currently, more than one in 10 Americans are caregivers, and projections suggest
exponential increases in caregiving in the years ahead. Not only is the population growing …

Abstract consider the prevalence, diversity, and demographics of family caregiving
arrangements/address how the family system and its members are affected by caring for a …

After a quarter century of research on the elderly and their families, and increasing attention
from policymakers in the public and private sector as well as from the mass media, the …

Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7
million individuals in the United States are caregivers of an older adult with a health or …