Join Caregiver Action Network's Upcoming Webinar July 9, 2025 @ 1:00 pm EST  Caregivers and PTSD: Understanding the Impact and Finding Support Together Caring for a loved one with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can bring unique and often invisible challenges that affect relationships, routines, and emotional well-being. Symptoms like [...]

Caregivers play a crucial role in safeguarding the health of their loved ones by ensuring food is safe from foodborne illness and allergens. A food allergy is a potentially serious response to consuming certain foods or food additives. For those who are sensitive, a reaction can occur within minutes or hours, and symptoms can [...]

Be Part of Caregiver Action Network's Alzheimer's Summit! June 30, 2025 | 1:00-2:30 PM EST  Alzheimer's Caregiver Summit: A Peer-Led Dive into Mood, Memory & More Join us for the Alzheimer's Caregiver Summit: A Peer-Led Dive into Mood, Memory & More, a virtual, peer-led event dedicated to empowering caregivers navigating [...]

WETA; the George Washington University Institute for Brain Health and Dementia; Elizabeth Dole Foundation; Caregiver Action Network; and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation are pleased to announce the debut of Caregiving, a new landmark PBS documentary highlighting the challenges and triumphs of caregiving in America. Caregiving, the two-hour documentary from executive [...]

Families, Addiction & Mental Health Network (FAM) has launched Take Control of Pain, a national initiative to empower choice, knowledge and change in acute pain management. FAM aims to support caregivers and their loved ones as they navigate unique challenges in care for mental health and substance use disorder. Take Control of Pain will [...]

Take Control of Pain: An Initiative for Pain Education Learn about our Families, Addiction & Mental Health Network’ (FAM) new campaign, Take Control of Pain, and how your organization can get involved. You'll gain insight into the planned resources and advocacy and educational initiatives to support families and caregivers navigating acute pain [...]

Community Care Corps (C3) empowers local organizations through grants to develop innovative volunteer programs that provide essential nonmedical support to family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities. Administered by the Oasis Institute with support from USAging, Caregiver Action Network, and Altarum Institute—and funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living—our grantees are driving [...]

Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer’s disease refer to a range of behavioral and psychological symptoms and can affect up to 97% of patients, according to the National Institutes of Health. These symptoms can include agitation, depression, anxiety, apathy, hallucinations/delusions (psychosis), sleep disturbances, appetite/eating behavior, aberrant motor behavior, irritability, disinhibition, and euphoria. Some, like apathy, [...]

Unlock Answers Through No-Cost Genetic Testing In partnership with Probably Genetic, Caregiver Action Network is helping caregivers and their loved ones access life-changing genetic insights—at no cost. What’s Included in the Program? Whether you're dealing with unexplained symptoms, a suspected hereditary condition, or just don’t know where [...]

No family should have to navigate serious illness alone April 20, 2025 Nichole Goble ___ For too many Floridians living with serious illness, accessing high-quality hospice care remains a challenge. Families are left struggling to find the support they need, and patients are forced to navigate complex medical decisions without adequate guidance. In Florida, [...]