ARCHANGELS

03/11/2025

Are you the one taking care of everyone else AND live in Massachusetts AND need lunch plans tomorrow? You’ve come to the right place.

Dial in at 11:30 a.m. at the number below to hear from our CEO, Alexandra Drane, share why unpaid caregivers everywhere are incredible — and why getting your Intensity Score matters.

You’ll also learn how to get matched to real resources that already exist to help.
📞 855-927-0891

Tap in, take a breath, and lunch will never be the same.

26/09/2025

Hey The New York Times Games team. 👋

We agree…Archangels ARE simply divine — cuz they bring it even when it’s the MOST intense...even when they're ‘in the red’…

Games often have a score. Same goes for . Get yours here. https://archangelscii.me/48C6VcC

P.S. We made sure not to post this yesterday so we didn't spoil it for anyone.

P.P.S. Games can serve as a buffer...cuz they're a form of respite...play on!

25/09/2025

Unpaid caregiving is a reality for millions of Americans, spanning every demographic and region of the U.S.

New research from ARCHANGELS, conducted on the SSRS Opinion Panel Omnibus, offers a detailed look at the caregiver experience—revealing generational differences and underscoring the powerful role of support.

https://go.archangels.me/ssrs-report

15/09/2025

The stories about the impact of caregiving keep coming (we call it Caregiver Intensity — and it’s a very real thing for the over 40% of us in this role).

That’s good news for those working so hard to bring the caregiving reality front and center…it’s super hard news for the folk going through it. The demographics make it clear this is an issue that will only continue to grow.

We stand with all the humans who stand with THEIR humans — and we’re standing by to support however we can.

• Sound like you? Get your score. If it’s someone you know, help them get theirs. https://archangelscii.me/4ptWAFO
• Check out The Care Badge while you’re at it — to get or gift (or to get AND gift). https://carebadge.me/6MLKIY

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Moss revealed in 2024 that he was diagnosed with bile duct cancer.

09/09/2025

‘I did the best I could with what I had'. For unpaid , that means we rise, we adapt, we invent, we show up.

It’s also intense — 1 in 3 of us are ‘in the red’. And like Emma Heming Willis spelling out what that means for her family, we're all making choices based on what works for us with the resources and information we have. And that means:

• Figuring out what to do with our intensity. It’s different for each of us.
• Giving ourselves grace — we ARE doing the best we can.

Need proof? Scroll the comments.

Or be the proof. Gift The Care Badge to someone you know who cares a lot (it's free). https://carebadge.me/xn0Bxs

"Dementia plays out differently in everyone's home and you have to do what's right for your family dynamic and what's right for your person."

Emma Heming Willis is showing us the quiet, heart-wrenching strength that caregivers carry. Managing her husband Bruce Willis’s progressive frontotemporal dementia (FTD) disease, an early-onset form of dementia affecting about 50,000–60,000 Americans, she made the painful but necessary choice to move him into a one-story home close to their family home that is tailored to his care needs. FTD requires a calm and serene environment, and this move has given Bruce stability, while also allowing their teen daughters to simply be kids again. "They can have playdates and sleepovers again and not have to walk around tiptoeing," Emma shared with People.

Emma is shedding a light on the impossible choices caregivers make every day. A 2025 study from AARP shows that 63 million Americans are family caregivers, a 50% increase from 2015. Caregiving is love. It’s sacrifice. It’s resilience. But too often, it’s met with judgment instead of understanding. Emma’s openness displays the strength it takes to care for someone else while also protecting your family’s well-being.

"It's heartbreaking to me. But this is how we were able to support our whole family, and it has opened up Bruce's world."

03/09/2025

Taylor Swift recently got candid about helping her dad recover from quintuple bypass surgery…sounds like caregiving to us. And while this kind of love isn’t making headlines as much as her engagement, it can be just as life changing.

Swiftie or not, we can all appreciate care getting the spotlight it deserves — you never know who among the 40% of us in this role might truly feel seen because of it, especially since close to 1 in 3 are ‘in the red’ (and not in the exploding-hearts-emoji kinda way). https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/08/15/taylor-swift-caregiver-dad-bypass-surgery/85673752007/

Taylor Swift opened up about caring for her father this summer during an interview on her boyfriend Travis Kelce's podcast.

19/08/2025

Trigger warning: Suicidal ideation for unpaid caregivers.

The numbers from AARP and National Alliance for Caregiving’s new report aren't just statistics — they’re 'humans with the tears wiped away’*. Huge shoutout to everyone involved in gathering and publishing this vital research. https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/ltss/family-caregiving/caregiving-in-the-us-2025/

We’re encouraged to see critical data, including the relationship between caregiver intensity and suicidal ideation, being highlighted in major news outlets — like USA TODAY — including our research with the CDC (that stops us in our tracks every time): Unpaid caregivers self-reported seriously considering su***de at over 3X the rate of the general population. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/07/29/family-caregivers-suicidal-ideation-higher-rates/85272214007/

Top 3 things we can do now to support caregivers:
1️⃣ Share this post: The more we talk about it, the more we all realize we’re not alone.
2️⃣ Get your score: One in three of us are ‘in the red’ right now — are you? https://archangelscii.me/4ly4Ila
3️⃣ Love on another caregiver: Help them get their score or gift them The Care Badge. https://carebadge.me/bPip9f

Spoiler alert: We're all gonna be caregivers at some point…let’s get loud about it.

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*Paul Brodeur

10/07/2025

For those of us who know up close, it’s woven into EVERYTHING…making plans, the pace of things, how present we can be. Add in and undiagnosed conditions — which affect nearly 1 in 7 U.S. households (that's close to 20 million) — and the impact is even bigger.

Today happens to be — a reminder to show up for those living with ongoing conditions and the ones caring for them. Maybe that’s you, someone you know, or both (because, YEP, sometimes you're giving and getting care at the same time). All of it can be intense. Get your score. Pass it on. https://archangelscii.me/4kCMMWh

By Susannah Fox Introduction People living with rare diseases and their families are often at the forefront of technology, science, and health policy advancements: Rare disease advocates were instrumental in passing the 1983 Orphan Drug Act, the world’s first law incentivizing drug development for...

07/05/2025

took center stage at Northeastern College of Professional Studies'commencement last week...still pinching ourselves!

06/05/2025

Meet Mia and Mike.

Mia leads customer experience at Boston Logan International Airport. Mike keeps things moving on the ground at JetBlue. Along with their colleagues, they serve the thousands of passengers flying in and out of Boston on the daily.

It’s giving behavior…they’ve ALL earned The Care Badge many times over. More on how a chance encounter at the airport became a moment here. https://bit.ly/4dbahno

Folks like Mia and Mike are all around us. We can show them we see them by gifting a virtual badge (it’s free). https://carebadge.me/BY9Kmb

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30/04/2025

Why do we love this piece from American College of Healthcare Executives? Let us count the ways! https://bit.ly/4dfcRsB

We launched The Care Badge with The Joint Commission Commission last October. Since then…
• Over A MILLION (!!) people have seen .
• 80% of those who got their badge have explored resources.
• Over a third have shared their on social media.

The best collaborations make it possible to move really fast — especially when they’re focused on supporting a population that is so extraordinary at doing it all for everyone else. Just like the collaborations between all the caregivers out there — paid or unpaid — laser focused on making good happen for others.

Here’s looking at you the Alliance of Community Health Plans the American Heart Association Aging-NY Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Blue Star Families Care.com CaringBridge HFC the Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition NewCourtland New York State Office for the Aging and Northwell Health.

07/03/2025

Getting your score while getting a hot bevy = a match(a) made in heaven.

Shoutout to coffee- and caregiver-loving friends, like Family Room Coffee & Bake Shop for helping us help Archangels across the nation. (And keeping ‘em caffeinated, too!)

Whatever your drink of choice, it counts. So does your score. https://archangelscii.me/3XA70qV