By Lisa Watts
The strategy is based on extensive outreach conducted by a team at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston.
A study on how to support family caregivers is receiving federal attention this fall.
In September, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra presented the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, a report that was informed by researchers from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston and Community Catalyst’s Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation. The report is based on extensive outreach conducted by the LTSS Center team over the last few years.
“Supporting family caregivers is an urgent public health issue,” Becerra said at the White House presentation.
The report recommends nearly 350 actions that the federal government can take to build a system of support for family caregivers. It also contains another 150 actions that can be adopted at other levels of government and across the private sector.
“We want all stakeholders to comment on the strategies in order to help refine them and concentrate on the most important ones,” says Pamela Nadash, associate professor of gerontology and research fellow at the LTSS Center.
Visit the Gerontology Institute Blog to find out more about the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.