Study Summary: Care that Counts

The National Core Indicators - Aging and Disability (NCI-AD) recently released a study summary infographic of "Care that Counts," a new study about paid family caregiving. NCI-AD is a collaboration between ADvancing States, Human Services Research Institute, and participating states.

The goal of Care that Counts was to better understand how caregiving is associated with the quality of life of people who use home and community-based services (HCBS). The study found that, compared to those whose main helper is a paid staff person, people whose main helper is a paid family member are significantly more likely to report positively about their services and supports. In addition, the people who reported the lowest rates of caregiver turnover were the people whose main helper was paid family.