Lucia Starbuck

Hundreds of thousands of Nevadans are caring for a loved one, but many of them don't see themselves as a family caregiver.

For the third and final installment of this series, The Undervalued Shift, Caregiving in Nevada, KUNR's Lucia Starbuck explores what this looks like for one longtime Reno family.

A handful of dance partners turned friends practice choreography together in a sunroom before their big recital.

They're inside the 70s-style home of Angie Benedict, surrounded by vintage cookware, a large collection of records, and family photos.

The two sisters performed alongside their mom and new friends at their summer dance recital.

And now they're already preparing for the Christmas showcase.

Lucia Starbuck, KUNR News, Reno.

This story was published with the aid of the Journalism and Women's Symposium Health Reporting Fellowship, supported by the Commonwealth Fund.

As Nevada ages, demand for care workers soars as people stay in their homes longer.

For the second installment of this series, the undervalued shift, caregiving in Nevada, KUNR's Lucia Starbuck looks into one historic barrier that continues to create roadblocks to building this workforce.

Pay.

62-year-old Debra Larson suffered a traumatic brain injury in a major car accident.

I just fell in love with that moment.

She says this pay increase allows her to continue doing the job she loves without worrying about providing for herself or her family.

Lucia Starbuck, KUNR News, Reno.

When Ron Husband was a football scholarship student at UNLV in the early 1970s, he was simply trying to get good enough at art to make a living.