The falls, the bruises, the 3 a.m. calls: Why family caregivers are left to figure it out alone

By Raginee Sudhir Chaurey, CNN (CNN) — For years, Alice Thomas was the sole caregiver for her father as his dementia and mobility declined. She enrolled in California’s In-Home Supportive Services program in 2024, hoping it would connect her to real instruction about how to care for her father. The caseworker who signed her up told her what the job was and what it paid. But Thomas said there was…

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