Comments on “Building Bridges:
Informal Caregivers”
Gail Gibson Hunt
National Alliance for Caregiving
www.caregiving.org
2008 Colloquium – June 7, 2008
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Additional Research Recommendations
 How do we overcome lack of caregiver self-ID?
 How much "dosage" is required to make an
intervention effective?
 What are the macro-workforce implications of
caregiving, including return to workforce?
 What is the extent of intergenerational transfers in
their different forms?
 What does caregiving look like across the life-course
(longitudinal over 3-4 generations as well as ethnic)?
 What factors sustain, support and enhance the
quality of family caregiving?
 How do we better understand the relationship
between family caregivers and paid caregivers?
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for Caregiving
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Additional Funding Recommendations
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Double the National Family Caregiver Support
Program funding and expand across the lifespan
Offer all caregiver services either free or on a
sliding scale (for middle class)
Expand Dependent Care Accounts to include not
just co-resident and financially dependent care
recipients
Develop appropriate training opportunities (not just
"direct" caregivers to them)
Consider Social Security tax credits for caregivers
who leave the workforce