caretaker /tags/caretaker caretaker en-US WLRN Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:01:48 GMT Report: Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers total 840K in Florida, bear heavy burden /health/2024-03-22/report-alzheimers-and-dementia-caregivers-total-840k-in-florida-bear-heavy-burden Caregiving takes a toll on families hit by the degenerative brain disease, but a new CMS program could lessen that burden. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:01:48 GMT /health/2024-03-22/report-alzheimers-and-dementia-caregivers-total-840k-in-florida-bear-heavy-burden Joe Byrnes Parents and caregivers of young children say they've hit pandemic rock bottom /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-01-20/parents-and-caregivers-of-young-children-say-theyve-hit-pandemic-rock-bottom The people who take care of and educate children under 5 years old, who are too young to be vaccinated, are in a special kind of hell right now. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:11:43 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-01-20/parents-and-caregivers-of-young-children-say-theyve-hit-pandemic-rock-bottom Anya Kamenetz With Workers In Short Supply, Seniors Often Wait Months For Home Health Care /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-06-30/with-workers-in-short-supply-seniors-often-wait-months-for-home-health-care Seniors, their families and states are eager to keep older Americans in their homes and out of nursing homes, but those efforts are often thwarted by worker shortages and low pay. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:20:06 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-06-30/with-workers-in-short-supply-seniors-often-wait-months-for-home-health-care Phil Galewitz