Although providing personal care to a family member with disabilities often is rewarding, it can also be emotionally, physically, and financially burdensome. Caregiver burden may be exacerbated if paid personal care services (PCS), such as those provided by Medicaid-certified personal care...

This brief, the fifth in a series that presents findings from the Administration on Aging's National Survey of Older Americans Act (OAA) Program Participants, focuses on the National Family Caregiver Support Program. Authorized under OAA Title III in 2000, the program provides caregivers with...

Looks at effects on informal caregivers and the experiences of hired workers. Caregivers for consumers in the treatment group reported more satisfaction, less worry, and less physical and emotional strain than caregivers for the control group. Directly hired workers received wages comparable to...