Caregiving

Cultural norms and values can impact the way Hispanic/Latino caregivers care for their loved ones. This series of worksheets and accompanying videos was created in collaboration with our partners at Trualta. They are designed for caregivers to identify how cultural values and norms affect their caregiving, help identify which values are important to them, and ways to implement those values in their daily lives as caregivers. Each worksheet has an accompanying video which features interviews with actual caregivers sharing their experiences to help reflect on how different values affect caregiving, and guidance on how these values can also help self-care for caregivers.

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The National Caucus and Center on Black Aging hosts an educational webinar for caregivers on how to navigate the complicated mental health needs of older adults

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This report is the product of a series of activities conducted by the Diverse Elders Coalition and its members’ organizations, and in partnership with the National Alliance for Caregiving, to better understand and highlight the lived experiences of diverse family caregivers for older adults.

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There are 2.6 million children in the United States growing up in grandfamilies, meaning they are raised by relatives or family friends without their parents in the home. While grandfamilies are of all geographic locations, socio-economic levels, and races/ethnicities, Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native children are the most likely to be in grandfamilies. Grandfamilies arise out of events that separate children from their parents, such as death, including from COVID-19, substance use, incarceration, mental illness, divorce, or military deployment.

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Both inside and outside the foster care system, American Indian and Alaska Native children are more likely to live in grandfamilies—families in which grandparents, other adult family members or close family friends are raising children with no parents in the home—than any other racial or ethnic group. Over the last few decades, drug epidemics, natural disasters and other tragedies have both created grandfamilies and challenged existing ones. The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest crisis to have elevated the needs of these families, and in particular the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native families, who are being disproportionally impacted by the pandemic. The rates of infection and death are staggering. For example, as of early May 2020 in the Navajo Nation, the mortality and infection rates are higher than the vast majority of states. This toolkit is designed to give resources and tips to child welfare agencies, other government agencies and nonprofit organizations, so they can better serve all American Indian and Alaska Native grandfamilies regardless of child welfare involvement. It will explore some unique strengths and challenges of these grandfamilies, which agencies and organizations need to recognize in order to provide culturally appropriate supportive services.

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The purpose of Search. Find. Help. is to help organizational leaders and staff find resources they can use to support older adults and caregivers during public health emergencies. These resources include interventions, policies, programs, and strategies addressing social isolation, managing chronic conditions, elder abuse and neglect, caregiver support, delayed medical care, and emergency preparedness. Many of the resources included on this site are designed for public health emergencies; others have been adapted for or are applicable to outbreaks such as COVID-19 (for example, because they are available remotely). 

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Caregiving responsibilities are challenging and time-consuming. It is important to understand that caregiving can also have serious financial consequences. Women continue to be the primary caregivers and are therefore at even greater risk of experiencing financial setbacks.

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country, engAGED has developed a six-part series of sample blog posts intended to help organizations working with older adults encourage them to stay active, engaged and connected in their communities. Our goal is for organizations to use this information in their own messaging, resources and outreach to help them better meet the needs of older adults in their communities during these changing times

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Undergoing a surgical or medical procedure can be one of the most difficult times in a person’s life. Typically, people rely on family members to help them through the process and manage their care. But what if you don’t have family members who can step into that caregiving role?

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Whether you are newly paralyzed or a caregiver looking to help a loved one, this resource library provides valuable information on topics ranging from health to costs and insurance to rehabilitation and more. Additionally, users can access the Paralysis Resource Guide, Fact Sheets, Wallet Cards, and Patient Education Booklets.

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