Family Caregivers: Examining Caregiver Characteristics, Caregiving Support & Other Caregiving Dynamics That Differ Between Short-Term & Long-Term Caregivers

On April 18, 2019, the Administration for Community Living released a document examining the differences in demographics among short-term and long-term family caregivers. The data were collected in 2016 for the Administration for Community Living's evaluation of the Older Americans Act Title III-E National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP). The results include a comparison of demographics, the relationship to the care recipient; the recipient's diagnosis; the intensity of caregiving; the caregiver's self-reported health; and the use of NFCSP services . . .