Caregiving Archives

03.20.2026 headshot for Joseph Giacino, director of the Disorders of Consciousness Program at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Rethinking Consciousness: A Conversation with Dr. Joseph Giacino

Joseph Giacino, director of the Disorders of Consciousness Program at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, shares how updated guidelines may reshape care for those with severe brain injury.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

03.19.2026 Portrait of a patient holding the caregiver's hand while spending time together. Elderly health care concept

Shifting the Costs of Nursing Home Care

Cuts under the OBBBA could push states and nursing homes to revive filial laws, forcing adult children to pay for parents’ long-term care.

Guest Authors Monica Aswani, Paul Shafer

02.02.2026 A notebook and pencil on a desk in a school classroom

Missing School, Missing Opportunity

Low school attendance among youth increased during the pandemic, but rates have remained high, suggesting additional factors are at play.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

06.12.2025 Support, care and helping hands for an elderly patient during a consultation at a nursing clinic. Closeup of hope, trust and comfort from a woman caregiver consulting a senior man in retirement home

Support, care and helping hands for an elderly patient during a consultation at a nursing clinic. Closeup of hope, trust and comfort from a woman caregiver consulting a senior man in retirement home

The Caregivers Holding Up America’s Health System

The Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies are destabilizing a health care workforce the country cannot afford to lose.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

03.04.2025 Young caregiver walking with elderly woman

Compassion in Crisis

Caregiving takes a toll on one's health, with more caregivers reporting having multiple chronic conditions than non-caregivers.

Fellow Heather Sherr

03.14.2024 Close-up of a young woman's hand holding the hand of an older man lying on a bed. Caregiving concept

Caring for the Caregiver

As the population ages, caregiving from an immediate family member is on the rise. But this informal care can take a detrimental toll on the caregiver's mental, physical, and financial health.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

12.12.2023 line graph depicting increasing diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns among children, from 2016-2020

Childhood in Crisis: Children's Health Disparities and Caregiver Strain

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, children have seen an uptick in anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

12.01.2023 Donna Benton headshot

Donna Benton

Donna Benton, research associate professor at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and director of the Family Caregiver Support Center, discusses how we can better support caregivers and the individuals they care for.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

11.09.2023 close up of elderly man's hands, leaning on cane

Community Elderly Support: Home Sweet Home

The CAPABLE program offers a coordinated community approach that allows elderly adults to age and thrive independently in the comfort of their own home.

Fellow Sean Hagan

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