In California, confusion and botched communication has caused some eligible parents and family caregivers of people with disabilities to be turned away at covid vaccination sites. Oscar Madrigal is ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a three-year contract at last week’s meeting that will provide raises ...

California is home to one of the fastest-growing aging populations in the nation, and the state is taking action to ensure older adults and their caregivers thrive. Family caregivers are the backbone ...

Diana Matsushima cares for both her husband and sister-in-law full time, giving them their medications and driving them to their doctor appointments. But when either ends up hospitalized, Matsushima ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara County, CA (April 30, 2024) — May is not just about blooming flowers and warmer weather; it’s also Mental Health ...

As November marks National Family Caregivers Month, new data from the American Association of Retired Persons is shedding light on the enormous—and often overlooked—role of unpaid caregivers in ...

A Honduran immigrant, 67, works in Los Angeles as a caregiver for an elderly woman. She fears that under the Trump administration, her legal status could be in jeopardy. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles ...