"This Week in Caregiving: June 11 - 17" National Alliance in Bethesday, Maryland, United States for Friday, 17 June 2016

{This Week in Caregiving}  from the National Alliance for Caregiving"This Week in Caregiving: June 11 - 17" National Alliance in Bethesday, Maryland, United States for Friday, 17 June 2016
Here are the highlights from this week's news in family caregiving:
Family Caregivers Become More Crucial as Elderly Population Grows
The Wall Street Journal | June 3, 2016
"Another bipartisan bill, introduced in Congress in March, calls for a tax credit of up to $3,000 for eligible family caregivers. Advocates are optimistic. 'At least a couple pieces of legislation seem to have some legs,' said Gail Gibson Hunt, the president and chief executive officer of the National Alliance for Caregiving, a nonprofit coalition dedicated to the issue."
Can Family Caregivers Reduce Hospital Costs?
Forbes | June 10, 2016
"Here is another way to measure the value of family caregiving: By providing badly needed support for relatives living at home, can the care provided by family members cut health care costs by, say, reducing emergency room visits and hospitalizations? If they could, they'd not only improve the well-being of those they are helping, but they may also save government a significant amount of health care dollars."
Key Workplace Flexibility Bill For Family Caregivers Passes Illinois Senate
PR Newswire (Press Release) | June 17, 2016
The key provisions of HB 6162 include: defines family member broadly to reflect the reality of the caregiving situation; allows employees to use 6 months of accrued sick leave benefits for a family member's illness, injury or medical appointment; Provides that all of an employer's conditions and policies around sick leave benefits continue to apply, and; provides that this flexibility does not change employee rights under FMLA, state family leave law, or employer's disability plan.
Why Aging at Home is Getting Easier for Some Families
PBS Next Avenue | June 10, 2016
"But Elinor Seikel is able to stay at home thanks both to her daughter's commitment and to a program offered through the Massachusetts Medicaid program called Caregiver Homes, which compensates families for their caregiving."
[New Research] The Spectrum of Caregiving in Palliative Care for Serious, Advanced, Rare Diseases: Key Issues and Research Directions
Journal of Palliative Medicine | June 2016
The panel identified gaps in current knowledge, and afforded suggestions for research opportunities in palliative care science to improve the care of individuals with serious, advanced, rare diseases and their caregivers. This meeting provided an in-depth opportunity to incorporate new concepts into palliative and end-of-life care for individuals with a range of rare diseases and their caregivers. This report presents a summary of the workshop.
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