Abstract
Families are the major provider of long-term care and support for the functionally dependent elderly. The provision of this care, however, can exact an emotional, physical, and financial toll. The National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP), established in amending the Older American Act in 2000, provides grants to states and territories to fund a range of supports that assist families in caring for dependent elderly persons at home for as long as possible. A family impact analysis of NFCSP provides several lessons and implications for those who design, implement, and study family caregiving. An analysis of this legislation using the family impact lens provides evidence, albeit indirect, that support services funded under the NFCSP can reduce caregiver depression, anxiety, and stress and enables them to provide care longer, thereby avoiding or delaying the need for costly institutional care.
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