family caregiver

Family caregivers are likely to be registered to vote and turn out at the polls, a new AARP survey shows.
As 2023 legislative sessions begin around the country, AARP will continue to push for measures to support family caregivers and those who depend on their care.
AARP helped pass new measures in dozens of states in 2022 to make life easier for family caregivers.
The Caregiver Outreach Program is expanding services for a growing list of 211 networks – identifying caregivers and matching them with resources.
Successful deprescribing (that is, reducing or eliminating certain drugs that may be causing harm) in the course of routine care may depend on strengthening and elevating the information that is available to consumers.
Here's a look at some notable innovations in Original Medicare that put person and family first.
The pandemic has changed the way we think of long-term care, and if we lean into the crisis-earned set of lessons learned, we can do more than just tweak the system. We can transform it.
This report and roadmap provide health systems with direction for eliminating preventable medical harm.
Self-direction allows individuals to have greater choice over the services and supports they receive, including hiring and managing their own paid caregivers and purchasing items to live more independently at home.
These actions can enable relationships between family caregivers and long-term facility residents during the spread of COVID-19.
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