Elderly Maine considers tax hike to fund universal home care
This video segment originally appeared on PBS Newshour. Watch it there. On November 6, Maine voters will consider a proposal...
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Pay Caregivers Fairly with Ai-jen Poo
This podcast episode of Call Your Girlfriend can also be found at this link. Personal shero and labor innovator Ai-jen...
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A Radical Solution to the Impossible Cost of Caring for the Elderly
This article appears in the September/October issue of Mother Jones Magazine. Read the original here. Roland Bourque was 30 years...
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Iowa needs to invest in caregiving infrastructure
This article first appeared in the Des Moines Register. Read the original there. As our country seems more divided every...
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I am never going to let anyone else feel this level of despair and isolation. Shaista Kazmi on being committed to quality, affordable, culturally competent in-home care.
Shaista Kazmi is a family caregiver from West Bloomfield, Michigan. She’s experienced the isolation and guilt of caregiving, as well...
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I cannot imagine going back to the old ways. Jeffery Kearney on how getting the right support makes all the difference.
Jeffery Kearney is a life-long caregiver currently coordinating care for his mother from afar in Washington, DC. He’s always played...
Read MoreI feel like I’m running on fumes. Heather Bolden on the challenges – and rewards – of being a sandwich generation caregiver.
Heather Bolden is a family caregiver in her early 50’s from Farmington, Minnesota. She’s both a caregiver to her mom...
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I was still trying to figure out my own life. Aisha Adkins on taking on life-or-death caregiver responsibilities at 28.
Aisha Adkins is a 33 year old family caregiver from Atlanta, Georgia. Not only was her caregiving role unexpected, the...
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Medicare Changes Caregivers Need to Know for 2019
This article was written by Lindsay Engle of MedicareFAQ, a Medicare educational resource center and insurance coverage portal. We are...
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Caring for Your Company’s Caregivers
This article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Read the original there. A few years ago, Joy Johnston flew...
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I’m so proud of Maine – and the #CaringMajority is just getting started
This year, Mainers and the #CaringMajority put a ballot initiative in front of voters that was nothing short of revolutionary....
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I knew the Alzheimer’s had taken over. Debbie Borque on feeling defeated by a disease.
Debbie Borque is a 60 year old family caregiver from Biddleford, Maine. One thing she makes plain is that even...
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The system is the problem. Miri Lyons opens up about being stretched between work and caregiving.
Miri Lyons is a 36 year old family caregiver and in-home care worker from Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Miri has oriented...
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I was successful, thanks to my mother. Skip Worchester on how caregiving can also unearth difficult emotions.
Skip Worchester is a 72 year old veteran, family caregiver, and elder from Hermon, Maine. Skip cared for his mother...
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