Some 7.3 million caregivers between the ages of 19 and 64 receive Medicaid coverage for their own health insurance, according ...

For drugmakers, caregivers are crucial partners in care, handling important tasks that range from administering medication to communicating with their patients’ healthcare providers. But new data ...

Patient care is a team effort — with caregivers playing an important role. On a regular basis, dedicated caregivers juggle a wide range of tasks including scheduling appointments, managing medications ...

A February 21 report from the CDC shows that nearly 1 in 5 family caregivers may be in fair or poor health–and it's likely gotten worse. (Photo: Shutterstock) The issue of paid family leave has ...

I was recently visiting a client who had retained me as a patient advocate. While there, I had the opportunity to chat with the client's family caregiver, and you know what? I realized the caregiver ...

Medicare offers help for caregivers of dementia patients but getting the word out has not been easy. People who work in ...

A caregiver is anyone who helps another person in need. And taking care of those we love and care for at home, or those in need in our communities, can strain even the most resilient. Caregiver stress ...

Thirty-five years ago, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter founded the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI) because she understood the joys, trials and tribulations facing caregivers and she ...

As caregivers become more integrated into the health care delivery process for patients with cancer, their own needs should still be focused on pertaining to mental and physical health. Caregivers of ...

When asked about her lifelong commitment to improving mental health services and support for caregivers, former first lady Rosalynn Carter would share her experience on the campaign trail: Exhausted ...

Here's a quote that sums up what serving as a family caregiver can feel like “…looking both ways at an intersection, and getting hit by a plane!” Our caregivers are hardly the stereotyped smiling, ...

WASHINGTON - People who regularly care for or assist a family member or friend with a health problem or disability are more likely to neglect their own health, particularly by not having insurance or ...