ArticleThe Gerontologist2024
The Changing Demography of Late-Life Family Caregiving: A Research Agenda to Understand Future Care Networks for an Aging U.S. Population.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Kinlessness and end-of-life care quality: does race and ethnicity matter?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Evolution of shared care networks by race and ethnicity: findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
- Together, but Isolated: A Dyadic Study of Social Isolation in Older Adults and Caregivers.Journal of aging and health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Repeated claims that a dwindling supply of potential caregivers is creating a crisis in care for the U.S. aging population have not been well-grounded in empirical research. Concerns about the supply of family care do not adequately recognize factors that may modify the availability and willingness of family and friends to provide care to older persons in need of assistance or the increasing heterogeneity of the older population. In this paper, we set forth a framework that places family caregiving in the context of older adults' care needs, the alternatives available to them, and the outcomes of that care. We focus on care networks, rather than individuals, and discuss the demographic and social changes that may alter the formation of care networks in the future. Last, we identify research areas to prioritize in order to better support planning efforts to care for the aging U.S. population.
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