Families caring for an aging america examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs supports and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. The resulting report families caring for an aging america provides an overview of the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults as well as its personal impact on caregivers health economic security and overall well being. Families caring for an aging america examines the prevalence and nature of family caregiving of older adults and the available evidence on the effectiveness of programs supports and other interventions designed to support family caregivers. Families caring for an aging america need and should demand palliative care acknowledgments dr schulz served as chair of the committee on family caregiving for older adults footnotes conflicts of interest none author contributions all authors contributed to the drafting and revising of critically important intellectual content