November 20, 2023
In November, Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington (ALTCEW) honors unpaid family and kinship caregivers who help family members and friends with chronic illness, disabilities, and other special needs. Unpaid family caregivers are estimated to provide 770,000,000 hours and over 16 billion dollars in unpaid essential services, and they play a vital roleNovember 8, 2023
If you are a grandparent, aunt, uncle, or other relative raising a child who is not yours by birth, you are a kinship caregiver! Kinship care is a term used in the United States for the raising of children by grandparents, other extended family members, and adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship,December 1, 2022
Click on the link below to enjoy the winter issue of The Caregiver Support Program Newsletter! Caregiver Support Program Winter NewsletterNovember 8, 2022
Welcome to Rural Resources first Caregiver Connection Newsletter! Rural Resources has an abundance of programs and options to support all kinds of caregivers. Read on to discover resources, local events, and more! The Caregiver Connection Fall 2022 NewsletterNovember 7, 2022
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and National Caregiver MonthSeptember 20, 2022
Click on the link below to enjoy the fall issue of The Caregiver Support Program Newsletter! Caregiver Support Program Fall NewsletterJanuary 19, 2022
Self Care for Caregivers – Click HereNovember 5, 2021
For many of Washington’s more than 850,000 unpaid family caregivers, the COVID-19 pandemic has added stress and burden to an already difficult job. Caregivers have reported that providing care is more emotionally, physically, and financially difficult than normal, according to a University of Pittsburg survey. A majority reported that the pandemic has increased their caregivingSeptember 27, 2021
For Immediate Release September 23, 2021 Contact: Amy Gotwals, agotwals@usaging.org and 202.460.5547 WASHINGTON—As the nation grapples with a caregiving crisis that has been worsened by the pandemic, USAging applauds the 26 recommendations released yesterday by the congressionally created RAISE (Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage) Family Caregiving Advisory Council, which not only support the current