The trillion dollar workforce nobody pays Fifty nine million Americans provide 49.5 billion hours of unpaid care each year. AARP values it at $1.01 trillion. That is more than every...
Seven tax breaks disability caregivers keep leaving on the table Most families supporting an adult child with a disability claim two of these. The other five exist, are legal, and...
Self-direction as a survival strategy: when you can’t find a worker, become the employer Every state and the District of Columbia now offer some form of consumer-directed personal care. In...
Respite care for high-support adults: finding and training providers The worker who lasts is the one you train slowly, pay fairly, and trust with a hard week. Here is how...
How caregivers become unpaid DSPs Nobody hands you a job offer. The direct support shift just goes uncovered long enough that you pick it up yourself, and then it never...
Grief, loss, and big changes: supporting processing and regulation Grandma dies. The Saturday worker leaves. You move. Your autistic adult was silent at the funeral and is now, three months...
Building natural supports and community inclusion Seventy percent of autistic adults report loneliness. The intervention is not another program. It is two named community members who know his story and...
Can Michigan pay you to care for your adult child? A step-by-step guide to Home Help Yes, once they turn eighteen. Michigan’s Home Help program is a Medicaid State Plan...
Caregiver burnout vs exhaustion: self-assessment and action plan Exhaustion is what a night of sleep and a real meal can fix. Burnout is when a week of sleep and a...
Aging caregivers and the double-aging reality Both of you are aging. Only one of you has a plan. The Letter of Intent, the special needs trust, and the successor guardian...
