Supporting the Critical Role of Family Caregivers: State Opportunities

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Article Publication Date: 
8/12/2019
Summary: 
This fact sheet was developed as part of the Center’s Helping States Support Families Caring for an Aging America initiative. Six states – Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Virginia- are involved with the initiative. This fact sheet provides an overview of unpaid family caregiving and lists options state leaders can consider implementing in order to support family caregivers in their state.
Topics: 
Long Term Services and Supports; Medicaid
Family Caregivers
Types/Tools: 
Fact Sheets
Populations: 
Caregivers
Sources: 
Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Milbank Memorial FUnd
May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Programs/Initiatives: 
Older Americans Act (OAA)
States: 
Alabama; Idaho; Iowa; New Hampshire; South Carolina; Virginia; All States/Territories
Keywords: 
Long-Term Care
Family Caregivers
State Options

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Center for Health Care Strategies

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/71677