Creating a world where every family caregiver, caring for individuals who are aging, experiencing illness, or living with a disability, is seen, heard, and supported.
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers was created with the grounding philosophy of prioritizing family caregivers beyond the specific issue or health condition of those in their care. Rosalynn Carter continuously said, “There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.” Nearly 40 years ago Mrs. Carter’s visionary leadership inspired us to remain steadfast to see the unseen. Family caregivers are rarely the focus of policies or systems, creating immense strain and lack of support for this universal issue. RCI’s vision for all caregivers to be seen, heard, and supported is essential now more than ever. We know the scale of this immense need for support requires more. We engage with family caregivers as the experts they are, to shape the systems to better serve those who provide care.
By focusing on evidence-based impact, we are steadfast in championing the well-being of all who care for others. We’ve learned that family caregivers move through a specific Caregiver Profiles© experience. Our focus is to advance collaborative solutions rooted in evidence, driven by caregivers, and focused on achieving sustained impact that is prioritized at every level. RCI is a trusted convenor and advocate in the caregiver space, focused on advancing lasting solutions for family caregivers, shaped by their unique hurdles and experiences. We embrace the duality of transforming systems writ large while also seeing the individual needs and experiences of the caregiver.
Creating a world where every family caregiver caring for individuals who are aging, experiencing an illness and / or a disability, are seen, heard, and supported.
The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers was created with the grounding philosophy of prioritizing family caregivers beyond the specific issue or health condition of those in their care. Rosalynn Carter continuously said, “There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.” Nearly 40 years ago Mrs. Carter’s visionary leadership inspired us to remain steadfast to see the unseen. Family caregivers are rarely the focus of policies or systems, creating immense strain and lack of support for this universal issue. RCI’s vision for all caregivers to be seen, heard, and supported is essential now more than ever. We know the scale of this immense need for support requires more. We engage with family caregivers as the experts they are, to shape the systems to better serve those who provide care.
By focusing on evidence-based impact, we are steadfast in championing the well-being of all who care for others. We’ve learned that family caregivers move through a specific Caregiver Profiles© journey. Our focus is to advance collaborative solutions rooted in evidence, driven by caregivers, and focused on achieving sustained impact that is prioritized at every level. RCI is a trusted convenor and advocate in the caregiver space, focused on advancing lasting solutions for family caregivers, shaped by their unique hurdles and experiences. We embrace the duality of transforming systems writ large while also seeing the individual needs and experiences of the caregiver.
105
MILLION AMERICANS
currently serve as family caregivers to someone who is aging, ill, or disabled
Our Founder
Former First Lady of the United States
“There are only four kinds of people in the world–those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.”
- Rosalynn Carter
Former First Lady of the United States
We Are in This Together: We Are All Caregivers
Family caregiving touches all of us, yet many of us wouldn’t consider ourselves as “caregivers”. Whether you’re running errands, managing medications, or providing personal care, your role is vital, and you deserve to be supported. With an issue as complex and personal as caregiving, there is no one solution, but rather a broad coalition of solutions that will create empathetic and understanding systems and people-driven policies that center the experiences of family caregivers. Caregiver Profiles© is a grounding philosophy of RCI, which elevates elements of our work with caregivers – no matter the disease or health issue of their care recipient. By focusing on creating sustained change in policies, processes, and power structures, as well as societal values and norms, we can create seismic shifts in how family caregivers are seen, recognized, and valued for their unique expertise. Across the board – from healthcare, emergency preparedness, and workplaces, we see that getting greater support for family caregivers is possible when we galvanize opportunities to change entire systems.
The Future We Believe In for Caregivers
RCI envisions a world where caregivers are seen, heard, and supported by systems that prioritize their experiences. Our approach elevates collaboration across sectors, fueled by caregiver expertise. We focus on keeping the family caregiver as our focus, no matter the diagnoses of care recipients. Our research-driven solutions, policy advocacy, and cross-sector collaboration lead to sustainable, meaningful change, at scale. RCI drives towards better well-being and reducing negative impacts for family caregivers.
The Future of Caregiving
RCI believes caregivers deserve robust systems of support that center the caregiver and their experience – not just the diagnosis of their care recipient.
We all have a care story.
We know that caring for others who need us is filled with joy as well as challenges. Sharing together brings us together as a community, while also helping us in moments of isolation and social disconnection.
CAREGIVER SUPPORT
RCI’s evidence-based programs provide caregivers, caregiving coaches, and employers with one-on-one coaching, peer support, and training opportunities to support caregiver health and well-being.
CAREGIVER ADVOCACY
RCI’s advocacy efforts mobilize former and current family caregivers to fundamentally change the way caregivers are seen and supported.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Through a portfolio of research projects and strategic initiatives, RCI is working to answer key questions about caregiver demographics, health, needs, and existing supports.
Our Community of Support
RCI’s cross-sector partnerships are instrumental in helping us reach
more caregivers, in more places, and in more ways.
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Crisis TEXT Line
If you are a caregiver in need of support, you can text TOUGH to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling.
Manage Your Stress
RCI has partnered with Sharecare to offer a mini course through their mental wellbeing app, Unwinding with Sharecare, which is available to all caregivers.
We can’t do this work without the support of caregiver champions like you.