Caregiving in America: The 24/7 Caregiver

Next Avenue hosted a virtual discussion on June 28, "Caregiving in America: The 24/7 Caregiver." The recording of the discussion is available to watch.

The event focused on what it’s like to be a family caregiver and what’s on the horizon to support caregivers. The event was intended for all caregivers - whether you check on a friend, care for a spouse or parent or pick up medicine for your neighbor - you are a caregiver and were invited to listen in on a critical conversation we all should be having.

Speakers included:

  • Ximena Araya-Fischel, Next Avenue’s Health + Caregiving Editor (moderator)
  • Rani Snyder, The John A. Hartford Foundation's VP, Program
  • Jason Resendez, National Alliance for Caregiving's President + CEO and Next Avenue’s The 24/7 Caregiver caregiving hub expert
  • Sabrina Crews, Next Avenue's Digital Editor, a reporting fellow with the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center and Columbia Journalism School and author of “‘Something for Me’: The National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers”

Below are the organizations and resources shared during the discussion:

Next Avenue, public media’s first and only national journalism service for older adults, also hosts a 2023 special report caregiving hub supported by JAHF called, Caregiving in America: The 24/7 Caregiver. As part of that special report, Next Avenue has an Advice Column for Caregivers: go to Next Avenue to ask your caregiving question to resident expert, NAC's President and CEO, Jason Resendez.

Watch the recording of the virtual event.
Go to Next Avenue's special report hub, Caregiving in America: The 24/7 Caregiver.

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