by Jana Panarites | Dec 9, 2015 | Caregiver Paid Leave, Caregiving |
Caregivers finally have something to celebrate. Over the summer the RAISE Family Caregivers Act steadily picked up cosponsors, both in the House and the Senate — proof that the issue of caregiving had bipartisan support. The Act goes a long way to providing...
by Jana Panarites | Sep 25, 2015 | Baby Boomers, Caregiver Paid Leave, Millennials, Parents, US Domestic Policy |
No matter how you earn a living, chances are the stress of juggling work with family life feels like a Sisyphean task. Something has to give, and it’s usually your career. Especially if you’re a woman. According to The Pew Research Center, “a...
by Jana Panarites | Sep 4, 2015 | Caregiver Paid Leave, Caregiving, Seniors |
Ah… Labor Day. The unofficial last weekend of the summer, when kids get a reprieve from August back-to-school blues, and adults squeeze in one last summer vacation. If they’re earning a livable wage. The US Department of Labor reminds us that this first Monday...
by Jana Panarites | Jul 10, 2015 | Caregiver Paid Leave, Caregiving |
A few weeks ago I sat in a packed briefing room on Capitol Hill where representatives from the National Alliance for Caregiving and the AARP gave a presentation on the state of caregiving in the U.S. Their full report is available here: Caregiving in the U.S. 2015...