Caregiver and client Arizona, Illinois, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin are considering caregiver tax credit legislation, and AARP expects measures also to be introduced in Florida, Massachusetts and Ohio. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Gloria Brown didn't get a good night's sleep. Her husband, Arthur Brown, 79, has Alzheimer's disease and had spent most of the night pacing their bedroom, opening and closing drawers, and putting on and taking off his jacket.

So Gloria, 73, asked a friend to take Arthur out for a few hours one recent afternoon so she could grab a much-needed nap. She was lucky that day because she didn't need to call upon the home health aide who comes to their house twice a week.

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