Care area
Elder Care
18 briefs
Canada's 'Invisible Workforce' Is a Mirror, Not an Outlier
A teacher who walked away at 40 for her mother and son represents millions — and the pattern crosses every border.
May 10 · Research · Business
A Few Years of Elder Care Can Erase Decades of Savings
Long-term care costs are hollowing out generational wealth while 11 million Americans juggle aging parents and young children.
May 9 · Policy · Culture
The $1.1 Trillion Cost of Pretending Caregiving Is Private
Senior women are leaving leadership, the EU is calling for a 'care society,' and economists are finally pricing the damage.
May 9 · Culture · Research
ICE Agents at the Daycare Door
Immigration enforcement is pulling workers from classrooms while New York fights to keep care labor protections alive.
May 9 · Workforce · Policy
A National Care Guarantee vs. the Cuts Already Underway
Democracy Journal proposes social insurance for long-term care. Families on Medicaid say they are fighting for survival.
May 9 · Policy
Congress Cut Medicaid. Guess Who Picks Up the Tab.
The sandwich generation was already stretched. Federal policy just made it worse.
May 9 · Policy
Medicaid Work Requirements Are Coming. Caregivers Are the Collateral.
New rules demand work to keep Medicaid — but caring for a disabled child or aging parent doesn't count the way you'd think.
May 8 · Policy
The VA Cut 30,000 Jobs. Now It Says It's Hiring.
Veterans' caregivers are caught between a staffing purge and a promise that the worst is over. The data says otherwise.
May 8 · Policy · Workforce
Texas Has a 10-Year Wait for Disability Services. A Hotline Won't Fix That.
A proposed national IDD caregiver hotline meets a Medicaid system where families wait a decade for help that may never arrive.
May 8 · Policy
Connecticut Passed a Caregiver Tax Credit. Congress Is Still Talking.
While federal bills stall in committee, Hartford slipped a caregiver tax credit into its budget — and AARP is cheering.
May 5 · Policy
Dingell's Home Care Bills Have Industry Backing. They Still Need Money.
PHI endorsed two landmark bills to expand home care access. LeadingAge is asking the hard question: who pays?
May 5 · Policy · Workforce
The Fed Counted the Caregivers. The Math Doesn't Work.
A Kansas City Fed analysis confirms the care workforce can't keep up with aging-driven demand. Child care staffing is no better.
May 5 · Workforce · Research
Millennial Daughters Are Draining Their Savings for Boomer Parents
The sandwich generation isn't just stressed — it's going broke. And the oldest caregivers can't afford to stop working either.
May 5 · Culture · Business
One in Four of Your Employees Is a Caregiver. Most Haven't Told You.
Employers are finally getting checklists, data, and a business case for supporting caregiving workers.
May 4 · Business · Workforce
America Needs Millions More Caregivers. It Has No Plan to Find Them.
The elderly population is surging, nurses are burning out, and states are refusing to raise home care wages. The math is brutal.
May 3 · Workforce · Policy
The Social Security Fix Caregivers Actually Need Is Finally on the Table
A new bill would credit caregiving years toward Social Security benefits. It could reshape retirement for millions.
May 3 · Policy
Burnout Isn't a Feeling. It's a Design Flaw.
New research and first-person accounts converge on one point: caregiver burnout is structural, not personal.
May 3 · Culture · Research
Congress Just Introduced More Care Bills in Two Weeks Than Most Sessions See in a Year
A legislative flood is remaking the care economy debate — but volume alone doesn't mean victory.
May 3 · Policy