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Caregiving

Caregiving, a new documentary created with executive producer Bradley Cooper, highlights the challenges and triumphs of caregiving in America. Award-winning actress Uzo Aduba (The Residence, Painkiller, Orange is the New Black) narrates the film, bringing her own experience as a caregiver for her mother to the project. The two-hour documentary will premiere on PBS Fort Wayne Tuesday, June 24 at 9pm on PBS and the PBS YouTube Channel. An early streaming premiere begins Tuesday, May 27 on wellbeings.org, PBS.org, and the PBS app.

The two-hour documentary is centered on the personal experiences of caregivers providing for loved ones, and the challenges and triumph they face each day. As the number of caregivers declines, and the number of individuals requiring care in our country increases, the challenges grow. Caregivers require differing types and levels of support. At times, the burdens of caregiving can seem unbearable, regardless of resources. The “needs gap” for information may be greater for caregivers than it is for care recipients. The film will explore these issues and shine a light on innovation for 21st century caregiving.

Caregiving Stories

Well Beings
Student Caregiver Finds Support from Rhode Island Teachers who Care to Ask | Caregiving
Well Beings: A Caregiving Story
Caring for Elderly Hits Home as Christine Longs to Reunite with Family
Well Beings
Unhoused in Arizona find Community and a Place to Heal at Circle the City | Caregiving
Well Beings: A Caregiving Story
Father and Son Become Caregivers Overnight After Mother Is Suddenly Paralyzed
Well Beings
Daughter Cares for Mother & Grandmother, Discovers a Supportive Community Online
Well Beings: A Caregiving Story
Multiple System Atrophy Brings Daughter Home to Be Present and Find a Purpose
Well Beings: A Caregiving Story
Humor Brings Father and Son Closer and Reveals a New Model for Care
Well Beings: A Caregiving Story
A Father and Son's Love Brings Them Closer as Disease and Aging Progress

Coming Soon: PBS Fort Wayne's Caregiving Expo

Bookmark this page and come back to learn more about our upcoming Caregiving Expo. 

This September, PBS Fort Wayne will coordinate with local organizations and businesses to curate a special day designed to offer help and resources for those who are caregivers now, and those who believe they will become caregivers in the future. Admission to this special event will be free. Details about exhibitors, the exact date time and location will be coming shortly.

National Support for Caregiving

Support for Caregiving has been made possible nationally in part by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc.; Comfort Keepers; Care.com; Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation; Richard King Mellon Foundation; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; Ford Foundation; Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation; NextFifty Initiative (Next50); National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI); PATH Foundation; Care for All with Respect and Equity (CARE) Fund; The John A. Hartford Foundation; and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Local Support for Caregiving is made possible in part by

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