Local Government Support for Family Caregiving Survey Summary
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Summary
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA), in collaboration with the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) and the John A. Hartford Foundation, has released a report highlighting results from a national survey of local government actions related to family caregiving needs.
Findings from the survey include:
• Most local governments offer benefits to their employees that can support family caregiving needs.
• At the community level, most local governments are not actively tracking or planning around family caregiving needs and issues.
• Most local governments could identify at least one stakeholder sector offering caregiving services to individuals with a chronic or other health condition, disability, or functional limitation, potentially lessening the burden on local families.
• Local governments do fund or help deliver specific programs and services that contribute to an infrastructure of care.
• Local zoning policies do provide indirect support for family caregiving needs.
Findings from the survey include:
• Most local governments offer benefits to their employees that can support family caregiving needs.
• At the community level, most local governments are not actively tracking or planning around family caregiving needs and issues.
• Most local governments could identify at least one stakeholder sector offering caregiving services to individuals with a chronic or other health condition, disability, or functional limitation, potentially lessening the burden on local families.
• Local governments do fund or help deliver specific programs and services that contribute to an infrastructure of care.
• Local zoning policies do provide indirect support for family caregiving needs.