Solitary lives of Black caregivers: 'People deal with stuff you don’t even know about.'
Minority Reporter & Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
California program offers support, connection Read more...
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Solutions Journalism: Finding emotional support for caregivers
WHEC, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle & Minority Reporter
WHEC's Deanna Dewberry reports on the caregiving challenges her family faces Read more...
Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break about Michigan’s eldercare crisis
Bridge's Lunch Break discussion focused on on the causes of Michigan’s elder caregiving crisis and an exploration of solutions. Read more...
Biden plan: How tax credits might be the solution for family caregivers
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle & Detroit Free Press
Bill would offer tax credits of up to $5,000 to people who provide hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid care each year Read more...
Biden caregiving plan: Housing availability, politics hinder transition to more in-home care
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle & Detroit Free Press
The Biden administration’s plan would spend $400 billion on in-home care for the elderly and disabled with the presumption that reducing the number of Americans relying on nursing homes saves taxpayers money. Read more...
Family Caregivers
When two is a lonely number: Group aims to connect spousal caregivers, ease isolation
Spousal caregivers are at greater risk than other types of caregivers for depression caused by isolation and loneliness. WXXI examines a program that may help. Read more...
This Detroit program trains family caring for their loved ones
Detroit Public Television & Urban Aging News
AJ Walker takes us to a Detroit program that prepares and trains family caregivers for the many responsibilities of caring for an aging loved one. Read more...
How one Bangladeshi family’s lifeline of support was disrupted by the pandemic
Editor's note: a pseudonym was used to protect the identity of the caregiver and her family. Read more...
Caregiving in the Bangladeshi community: Lessons shared from NYC
Tostada Magazine examines responses to challenges facing caregivers in Detroit, home to the third largest Bangladeshi community in the U.S. Read more...
How a California county is helping Hispanic family caregivers find peace
Spanish-speaking caregivers often face language and cultural barriers to resources and support. In search of a potential solution, Democrat and Chronicle reporter Natalia Rodriguez Medina worked with a USA TODAY NETWORK colleague in California to investigate a program that connects caregivers from Latino households with services like respite care, training, and support groups in Spanish. Read more...
Paid Caregivers
Innovation, bonuses may help curb Michigan’s home health care shortage | Bridge Michigan
Bridge Michigan and The Detroit News
Home health agencies are becoming creative to maintain health workers. Michigan agencies are boosting pay, while a New York City cooperative owned by workers could provide a model to a crisis that is deepening. Read more...
Biden caregiving plan: How Medicaid might be used to boost in-home care
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle & Detroit Free Press
Nearly one in four Americans rely on Medicaid, yet there are disparities in their ability to access in-home care services. Read more...
How community engagement informs coverage about caregivers
A column by Democrat and Chronicle Editor Mike Kilian highlights the importance of community engagement and solutions journalism to help communities tackle problems. Read more...
Can a program like the one in Oregon help direct care workers elsewhere?
Michigan Radio & Detroit Free Press
Shortage of health care workers keeps family members up at night. What can be done to help direct care workers in Michigan? Read more...
Michigan caregivers got a $2 hourly boost in COVID. Should it be permanent? | Bridge Michigan
A long-sought-after bump in pay has helped keep some direct care workers on the job, performing crucial, life-saving services for seniors and those with disabilities in a pandemic. What happens if it goes away? Read more...