Lance A. Slatton publishes caregiving guide amid U.S. caregiver surge

Lance A. Slatton has released a 766-page book aimed at helping families navigate caregiving as 63 million Americans already provide care for a loved one. The book, published July 8, 2026, packages planning tools, condition-specific guidance and national resources for people facing caregiving before or during a crisis.

Why it matters: - Caregiving now affects 63 million Americans, or nearly one in four adults, according to the Caregiving in the U.S. 2025 report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving. - The number of caregivers is nearly 20 million higher than it was a decade ago. - Lance A. Slatton’s new book is aimed at families who are forced to make medical, financial and long-term care decisions without much preparation.

What happened: - Slatton released Caregiving in America: Understanding, Navigating, and Transforming the Most Important Responsibility Millions of Families Never Expected through eBookIt.com. - The print editions were published July 8, 2026. - The book is available in paperback, hardcover and digital formats through major booksellers. - Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4566-8420-4. - Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4566-8421-1.

The details: - The 766-page book is designed as a working resource, not a one-time read. - It covers healthcare navigation, caregiver burnout, compassion fatigue, dementia, complex conditions, family advocacy, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans’ benefits, long-term care insurance, legal planning, home care, care settings, family conflict, long-distance caregiving, grief and the end of caregiving. - The book also includes national and state-by-state resources, worksheets, checklists, self-assessments, planning tools and an expanded glossary. - Slatton said families need to know what questions to ask, what options may exist, what terminology means and where support may be available. - Slatton’s own caregiving experience began when he was newly married and was called to help his father. - That period stretched to nearly three years of around-the-clock caregiving while his father went through seven major surgeries. - The experience shaped more than two decades of work in healthcare and senior care, including co-founding Enriched Life Home Care Services, creating All Home Care Matters and taking a leadership role with AlzAuthors.

Between the lines: - Slatton’s book is built around a gap between the scale of caregiving and the lack of preparation many families receive. - The project reflects a shift from reacting to caregiving emergencies toward trying to prepare families before a crisis starts. - Slatton’s public platform gives the book a built-in audience among caregivers looking for practical guidance and peer validation. - All Home Care Matters launched in 2020 and has produced more than 500 episodes, topped 112,000 YouTube subscribers and generated more than 26 million video views. - The channel has received YouTube’s Silver Creator Award, and AARP has featured it among podcasts that support family caregivers.

What's next: - Slatton is positioning the book for both current caregivers and people who may soon take on the role. - He is available for television, radio, podcast, print and digital interviews on caregiving, dementia, burnout, aging at home, home care, workplace issues and long-term care navigation. - The broader caregiving conversation is likely to keep growing as more families absorb responsibilities that begin gradually and expand over time.

The bottom line: - Caregiving in America tries to turn a widespread personal burden into something families can plan for before the emergency hits.