Senior Director, Caregiving
AARP
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Rita B. Choula, MA is the Senior Director of Caregiving at the AARP Public Policy Institute. In her role, she drives the development of family caregiving initiatives by providing content expertise, both within AARP and in partnership with a range of external collaborators. Her work bridges policy and research to practice, centered on identifying and supporting needs of diverse family caregivers. Rita is moved to action by her personal experience as a family caregiver for her grandmother and then mother who lived with Frontotemporal Dementia, while caring for two small children. She is driven to ensure systems are structured to meet the holistic needs of family caregivers by working to advance equitable, culturally-responsive policies and practices that elevate their unique experiences and enable them to manage their own wellbeing while providing care to others.
In collaboration with clinical experts and key partners, Rita leads the development of programs and tools that enable health care and social service professionals to better recognize the diverse needs of family caregivers and provide supports to them across settings.
Most recently, Rita spearheaded a multi-million dollar grant initiative focused on elevating the recognition and support of family caregivers providing complex care by health care professionals, particularly those in hospitals and health systems, through the intersection of policy, research and practice.
Rita holds a Master’s degree in the Management of Aging Services from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is a currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Frontotemporal Dementia (AFTD) and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC). She is also a member of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), American Society on Aging (ASA), and the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI).
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Valuing and Supporting the Invisible Workforce of Family Caregivers
Thursday, November 9, 2023
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Thursday, November 9, 2023
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET