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Andrew Rahal together with his grandmother (family photo)

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More college students balance course loads and elder caregiving

Students in the 9 a.m. public relations class at California State Northridge often rolled in drowsy, with coffee in hand and minutes to spare, but...

Lorena Argueta is the primary caregiver for her father, who is blind due to the cataracts caused by diabetes (Photo credit: Godofredo A Vásquez, Houston Chronicle)

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Hispanic millennials are more likely to become caregivers for elder relatives

by Julissa Trevino

Over the course of two decades, 53-year-old Guillermo Argueta’s diabetes developed into cataracts and later resulted in kidney failure. That was when his sister, Ana...

Millennials who care for their parents at a distance don't have to despair.

How-to’s for Caregiving

How to share the caregiving burden from a long distance

by Laura Smothers-Chu

I was 28 when my dad was first diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). I was a single young professional, working my first management job...

A Millennial son cares for his father. As Baby Boomers age, their children face the challenge of providing their care and need the understanding of their employers.

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What employers need to know about millennial family caregivers

by Beth Braverman

When Jennifer Levin’s father was diagnosed six years ago with a degenerative neurological disease, she began trying to manage his care in New York from...

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A window to the future? When a parent has Huntington’s, children are caregivers and potential carriers

by Rebecca Howell

Seth Rotberg was 15 years old when his mother was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease. The diagnosis brought an end to years of confusion about his...

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Can a volunteer ‘Care Corps’ create a pipeline of long-term care workers?

by Michael Alison Chandler

California lawmakers are considering a plan to build up the next generation of long-term care providers by creating a trained Care Corps. Modeled after AmeriCorps,...

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Millennial caregivers: by the numbers

by Benjamin Barrett

Family caregivers are getting younger. The responsibility of tending to the daily needs of an elderly or chronically ill loved one is increasingly being shared...

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This millennial helps other young caregivers find freedom through technology

by Emma Whitford

For anyone newly managing their parents’ finances, trying to understand medical directives, or generally feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities of caring for a family member,...