[Caregiving] Family Caregiving & Palliative Care, Financial Toll of Caregiving - Caregiving Listserve - National Alliance for Caregiving for Monday, 7 July 2014

[Caregiving] Family Caregiving & Palliative Care, Financial Toll of Caregiving - Caregiving Listserve - National Alliance for Caregiving for Monday, 7 July 2014
[Caregiving Listserve] from the National Alliance for Caregiving
Recent news coverage on family caregiving that you should know about: 
Family Caregiving and Palliative Care: Closing the Policy Gap
Health Affairs | July 2, 2014
Carol Levine and Carol O'Shaughnessy describe the need to consider family caregivers in palliative care reform - "As numerous studies have shown, families do not abandon their ill relatives when there is public support." The piece further describes potential policy solutions to support caregivers who provide end-of-life care.
Caregiving Takes Hefty Financial Toll, But Help Is Available
NPR | July 5, 2014
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with special needs lawyer Theresa Varnet and social entrepreneur Al Etmanski about the types of assistance available for families caring for a special needs child.
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