All these factors leave many people turning to relatives for care, an option that can create hardships of its own for the family members who step in to help.
This National Family Caregiving Month – celebrated every November – Washington advocates are pointing to the new WA Cares Fund as one solution for supporting family caregivers, who they say will likely become even more important in the years ahead.
AARP estimates there are 820,000 family caregivers in Washington. Some of them get paid through state or federal programs, like Medicaid. Others may need to supplement their income with another source to prevent going into debt while caring for a loved
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