Relatives have been taking care of sick family members since the beginning of time, even if they aren’t recognized as caregivers. Founded in 1993, the Caregiver Action Network (CAN) is a non-profit ...

MENOMONIE — One in every five workers balances family caregiving responsibilities with a job outside the home, according to recent reports. Growing numbers of working caregivers are having an impact ...

Two companion bills that seek to alleviate the negative impact that unpaid family caregiving has on saving for retirement were introduced in both the House and Senate with bipartisan support.

When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, the clinical machinery swings into motion: imaging, staging, oncology referrals ...

Imagine receiving a breaking news story notification on your phone about one of your favorite athletes. You click the link to find them sitting in front of a microphone and bravely confessing a long ...

Caring for a chronically ill parent, spouse, or other relative is hard. And, without support, it can seriously interfere with paid jobs, disrupting not only employees’ lives but their workplaces as ...

Editor's Note: For more on informal caregivers and related issues, see Bridging Troubled Waters: Family Caregivers, Transitions, And Long-Term Care and other articles in the January issue of Health ...

At first, Dana Guthrie thought she could help care for her parents, whose health had begun to decline, and still hold on to her job administering a busy dental practice in Plant City, Fla. “It was a ...

Family caregivers, on average, spend roughly $7,000 annually on out-of-pocket costs related to their work, according to an AARP study out Monday. For the study, researchers used a mixed method ...

The role reversal that happens as parents or loved ones age and need more help can be a hard to navigate journey. If you are stepping into a caregiving role for a loved one, or considering looking ...

During this session of the Tennessee General Assembly, lawmakers prioritize addressing a reality that is often overlooked: most Tennesseans are or will be family caregivers at some point in our lives.