Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, & Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act Advisory Council

National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers

RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council

To support the development and execution of the strategy, the RAISE Family Caregivers Act directed the establishment of the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council. The advisory council is charged with providing recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on effective models of family caregiving and support to family caregivers, as well as improving coordination across federal government programs.

The law specified that the advisory council must include up to 15 voting members who reflect the diversity of family caregivers and people who receive support, with at least one from each of the following constituencies:

• Caregivers
• Older adults who need long-term services and supports
• Individuals with disabilities
• Health care and social service providers
• Providers of long-term services and supports
• Employers
• Paraprofessional workers
• State and local officials
• Accreditation bodies
• Veterans 

In addition, the advisory council includes non-voting representatives from federal departments and agencies who play role in these issues.

Advisory Council Members

The previous council members' terms concluded in July 2026. The Administration for Community Living is preparing for the next council member nomination process.

Information about nominations will be announced in a future Federal Register Notice and shared through ACL Updates. Please check this page periodically for updates and subscribe to ACL Updates to receive announcements.

RAISE Family Caregivers Act

The RAISE Family Caregivers Act, which became law on Jan. 22, 2018, directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national family caregiving strategy. The strategy will identify actions that communities, providers, government, and others are taking and may take to recognize and support family caregivers, and will include:

• Promoting greater adoption of person- and family-centered care in all healthcare and long-term service and support settings, with the person and the family caregiver at the center of care teams
• Assessment and service planning (including care transitions and coordination) involving care recipients and family caregivers
• Information, education, training supports, referral, and care coordination
• Respite options
• Financial security and workplace issues

Full Statute - RAISE Family Caregivers Act  

Resource and Dissemination Center

With support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, the National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) created the RAISE Act Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center to:

• Develop family caregiving resources for state and federal policymakers and other stakeholders;
• Provide support to the council and its subcommittee members as they craft policy recommendations;
• Convene experts and thought leaders to provide perspectives and expertise to the council; and
• Support states as they develop policies to address family caregiver issues.

Archive

• Report to Congress on Federal Implementation of the Strategy
• Data tables showing progress made by federal agencies
• Initial Report to Congress
• RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council Report: Progress Toward a National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers