POLICY SERIES: CAREGIVING IN THE US 2025: EMERGING THEMES AND ACTIONABLE POLICY AND PRACTICE SOLUTIONS - Symposium

Sep 28, 2026

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Every five years, the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP’s Caregiving in the US (CGUS) survey captures who family caregivers are, who they care for, what tasks they perform, what help they receive within health systems, and the work and financial impacts of caregiving. This symposium synthesizes 2025 CGUS emerging themes and delivers actionable policy and practice solutions across caregiver training, Medicare provider codes introduced in 2024, workplace supports, work-care balance, and disproportionate financial strain revealed by survey findings, including state-level innovation in caregiver data.

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Symposium: Policy Series on Caregiving in the US (2025)

CGUS survey snapshot and emerging themes

Caregiver training and Medicare provider CTS codes (2024)

Workplace supports and work-care balance

Financial impact and policy solutions

State-level caregiver data innovation

Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 351 SESSION 3070 (SYMPOSIUM) Abstract citation ID: igaf122.1186 POLICY SERIES: CAREGIVING IN THE US 2025: EMERGING THEMES AND ACTIONABLE POLICY AND PRACTICE SOLUTIONS Chair: Selena Caldera Co-Chair: Rita Choula Every five years, the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP’s Caregiving in the US (CGUS) survey provides a snapshot of family caregivers, their care recipients, care tasks, help with caregiving, supports received in health systems, and the work and financial impacts of caregiving. This symposium presents emerging themes from the 2025 CGUS survey and highlights actionable policy and practice solutions in each area. Family caregivers are now providing help with more activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living than in the past, yet few receive training on how to perform these tasks. Presenters 1 and 2 discuss these findings and the Caregiver Training Services (CTS) Codes introduced for Medicare providers in 2024. They share qualitative work examining provider experiences supporting caregivers in health systems and offer a practical guide for using the new CTS codes. Caregivers report greater availability of supportive workplace policies but continue to struggle balancing work and care responsibilities. Presenter 3 overviews these new findings and caregivers’ ongoing struggle to balance work and care responsibilities despite increased support at work. While many caregivers experience financial pressures due to caregiving, certain groups disproportionately face these challenges. Presenter 4 summarizes the financial impact of caregiving, focusing on younger caregivers and other groups most affected by financial impacts. Presenters 3 and 4 highlight progress in introducing policies to support working caregivers and innovative new policy solutions to support caregivers financially. Presenter 5 shares the newest innovation in CGUS: state-level data on caregivers and their experiences.

FAQs

How often does the CGUS survey run and what does it measure for caregivers?

The National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP’s CGUS survey runs every five years. It measures family caregivers, care recipients, care tasks, help and supports received in health systems, and the work and financial impacts of caregiving.

What training gap did the 2025 symposium highlight for caregivers?

Caregivers are providing help with more activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living than in the past, yet few receive training on how to perform these tasks.

Which policy areas does the symposium cover besides training?

It covers supportive workplace policies and caregivers’ struggle balancing work and care, as well as the financial impact of caregiving, including disproportionate challenges for certain groups and younger caregivers, plus policy solutions to support working caregivers financially.

Sep 28, 2026

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