What to look for in the 2024-2025 Budget to Support Care
The Bell has long worked to ensure public funding for important services our communities need. The budget process is one...
The Bell has long worked to ensure public funding for important services our communities need. The budget process is one...
Quality care, whether it is direct care for older adults and people with disabilities, or early childhood education, is critical for communities.
The high cost of child care and direct care remains a barrier for many families. This brief looks at what is driving high costs and what solutions may be available.
Despite their importance, the caring workforce remains undervalued and without the tools to meet the growing need for care. This analysis provides the foundation for understanding the larger caring workforce, opportunities and challenges they face, and potential avenues for future research and analysis.
In a new brief, we examine several of the more prominent, observable, and immediate challenges faced by Colorado caregivers as a result of COVID- 19.
A three-pronged approach is needed to address current holes in the network of supports available to Colorado’s unpaid caregivers.
Proactive and intentional public policy that recognizes the value and worth of caregiving for older adults will be necessary to create a stronger, healthier, and more secure future for families throughout the state.
The increased care responsibilities many of us have as a result of COVID-19 aren't new for thousands of Coloradans. Meghan Kluth from Easterseals Colorado to learn what the current crisis means for unpaid caregivers and lessons for future work.
The current COVID-19 outbreak is spotlighting both the value of our direct care workforce and long-standing failings in how we support these workers.
Providing unpaid care for older adults is often hidden work, overlooked by our state, our businesses, and even unpaid caregivers themselves.