State of the States in Family Caregiver Support: A 50-State Study

摘要

This report profiles the experience of all 50 states and the District of Columbia since the passage of the NFCSP in providing publicly funded support services to family and informal caregivers of older people and adults with disabilities. The report arises from a two-year project to provide an understanding of the range and scope of federal and state-funded caregiver support programs in each of the 50 states and across states. The study was designed to take a broad focus; it examines policy choices and approaches to caregiver support through state agencies responsible for the administration of the NFCSP, Aged/Disabled Medicaid HCBS waiver programs, and state-funded programs that have either a caregiver-specifi c focus or include a family caregiving component in their service package. Through this first 50-state study of caregiver support services in the U.S., we hope to inform policy discussions among federal and state leaders in caregiving and long-term care throughout the nation.