Family members often provide caregiving for people with dementia and it can take a financial and emotional toll. Ocskaymark/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
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Wymon Johnson, poses for a portrait at his residence in Bakersfield, Calif. Johnson is currently renting a room from a friend while he is waiting for long term housing through the Kern County Housing Authority. Alyson Aliano for NPR/Alyson Aliano hide caption
Caregiver Liliya Khodunay cuts Anna's hair in Anna's home in Milan, Italy, in February 2023. Chiara Negrello hide caption
Manzanas del Cuidado, el programa para cuidadoras, encomendó la realización de murales en honor a Ruth Infante (izquierda) y Rita Salamanca por el importante papel que desempeñan como cuidadoras en la comunidad. Los murales están expuestos en una escuela del centro de San Cristóbal. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption
A child from the Mbendjele people, a hunter-gatherer community that lives in the northern rainforests of the Republic of Congo. A new study found that children in this society have on average 8 caregivers in addition to the mother to provide hands-on attention. Nikhil Chaudhary hide caption
Bringing up a baby can be a tough and lonely job. Here's a solution: alloparents
Ruth Infante (second from left), a single mother of three, and her classmates donned traditional flowing dresses for their Cumbia dance performance at a "care block" center in Bogotá, Colombia. The class is one of the free services offered to anyone in the neighborhood who is an unpaid caregiver for their family. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption
How Bogotá cares for its family caregivers: From dance classes to job training
Kathleen McAuliffe, a home care worker for Catholic Charities in a Portland, Maine, suburb, helps client John Gardner with his weekly chores. McAuliffe shops for Gardner's groceries, cleans his home and runs errands for him during her weekly visit. Brianna Soukup/Kaiser Health News hide caption
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly difficult for unpaid caregivers, with many reporting symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. Portra Images via Getty Images hide caption
Unpaid Caregivers Were Already Struggling. It's Only Gotten Worse During The Pandemic
Remote work is not an option for home, health and nursing aides, who look after some of the most vulnerable, often themselves without health insurance and earning little. Marie Bertrand/Getty Images hide caption
'Who's Going To Help Them?': Caregivers Brace For The Spread Of Coronavirus
Retired Staff Sgt. Matt Lammers holds the hand of his wife, Alicia, before the swimming competition at the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Clearwater, Fla. Alicia has been Matt's official caregiver for nearly eight years, but she was cut from the Department of Veterans Affairs' caregiver program last December. Eve Edelheit for NPR hide caption
Being a caregiver requires a lot of time and effort. However, when crisis strikes it's hard to simply ask for help. So, how do you help people help you? Minnie Phan for NPR hide caption
(Top) Britnee Kinard's husband, Hamilton, has a brain injury and PTSD. She got kicked off the program by the Charleston VA in 2014. (Left) Hamilton's daily medication. (Right) His uniform in the closet at their home in Richmond Hill, Ga. Eva Verbeeck for NPR hide caption
Researchers find that dementia patients who engage in activities such as gathering photographs and talking about family see improvements in their quality of life and are less agitated. Owen Franken/Getty Images hide caption
The Misconceptions of the Mind Conference incorporated accommodations and play for children that paralleled the academic exchange among scholars and scientists. Saray Ayala and Nadya Vasilyeva/MoMiCon hide caption