In this Issue

In the News

Aging U.S. Population to Cause Home Care Worker Shortage

Among experts, concern is mounting over an expected home-care worker shortage. There will be a dramatic increase in America's elderly population as the baby boomers age over the next few decades, and the requisite caregivers—an estimated one million additional by 2017, and three million additional by 2030—are simply not there. Read More

Nursing Home Placement Associated with Accelerated Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease

A new study suggests that people with Alzheimer's disease tend to undergo an acceleration in the rate of cognitive decline after being placed in a nursing home, unless they have already been involved in adult day care by the time of placement.Read More

Family Caregiver Issues Highlighted in USA Today and ABC News

Recently, USA Today ran twenty articles that featured family caregivers' personal stories and highlighted a range of issues related to caregiving. Several FCA staff members were quoted in the articles. Read More

In the Spotlight

Family Caregivers and Paid Family Leave

This month, we're taking a look at California's Paid Family Leave program: What it can do for family caregivers, how to take advantage of it, and ongoing legislative efforts to improve and expand caregiver benefits. Read More

Policy Update

AARP Releases Reports on Economic Value of Caregiving

Recently, the AARP Public Policy Institute released an issue brief and a data digest with new state-by-state data on caregiving prevalence and its economic value. Read More

Report Focuses on Vulnerable Older Women and Calls for Support and Fair Working Conditions for Family Caregivers

The California Endowment, a statewide health foundation, has released a series of papers commissioned to examine a wide range of issues related to women, health, and aging in California. One of those papers focuses heavily on caregiver issues.Read More

Family Caregiver Alliance Releases First "Caregiving in California" Issue Paper

Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) released its first "Caregiving in California" Issue Paper in June, entitled, "Caregivers at Risk: A Public Health Concern." Read More

On the Calendar

Information on events throughout California of interest to caregivers and their families. Read More

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