by External Article | Jan 4, 2021 | Care Work Library, Finances, For Professional Caregivers, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, Working Family Caregivers |
Our current conversation about caregiving, driven by school shutdowns, Covid outbreaks in nursing homes, and the mass exodus of women from the workforce, may feel new, but the truth is that the root problem isn’t new—it’s just new to the spotlight. For years, we have... 
by External Article | Jan 10, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caregiver News |
Two of America’s most influential advocates for caregivers, Maria Shriver and Ai-jen Poo, recently partnered on a poll that examines the state of caregiving in our country. One of the poll’s most significant findings, according to Shriver and Poo: We are a nation of... 
by External Article | Sep 4, 2019 | Care Work Library, Finances |
So we ennoble narratives of caregiving while simultaneously rating it low priority. The professionals — child care and elder care providers, most of them women of color, many of them immigrants — who work so hard to fill in that cognitive dissonance are underpaid and... 
by External Article | Jun 29, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Sandwich Generation |
When my parents moved in with me, people would always ask me how I balanced it all—caring for them while working and raising a young daughter. I told them it wasn’t about balancing. Instead, it was about making hard choices—and sometimes, sacrifices. Would I take my... 
by Michelle Daly | Jan 15, 2019 | Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving |
Ivan opens up about his 20-plus year journey as the primary caregiver for his wife following her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. On top of his newfound caregiving duties, he delves into the difficulty of facing and channeling his anger, confronting his own notions of... 
by Allison Powell | Nov 9, 2018 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Caregiver Stories, Caring for a Client, Caring for a Neighbor, Caring for a Parent, Long Term Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, Silent generation, The Paid Perspective |
Three amazing women share their caregiving stories. Join the conversation: http://www.caringacrossamerica.com & sign the #WeAllCare pledge: http://www.caringacrossamerica.com/pl…. Brought to you by Caring Across Generations (http://www.caringacross.org) and... 
by Cori Carl | Jul 30, 2015 | Caregiver News |
This summer is full of activity for the Caring Across Generations campaign. From the White House Conference on Aging to the anniversaries of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act to our upcoming conversations with elected officials during... 
by Esther Wang | Apr 3, 2015 | Caregiver Stories, Working Family Caregivers |
I remember the moment when everything changed in my family. It was a Sunday in May 2011, and I was at work, when my cell phone rang. It was my mom. “Esther, I don’t want you to worry,” she told me, “but your dad just had a stroke.” And just like that, my mom became a... 
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