September 2013

For years, millions of viewers worldwide have turned to the solid, reliable reporting that has made the PBS NewsHour one of the most trusted news programs in television. With support from The SCAN Foundation, the NewsHour will produce a body of coverage around aging and...

caregiver-support-ratio-V2-082813 Shakespeare declared, “What’s past is prologue.” This statement captures the demographic trends that predict the future supply of family caregivers in the United States. The past may be prologue, but the future ability of families to care for their aging members who encounter disabilities will be a “brave new world,” to quote the Bard again.