USA TODAY surveyed 450 caregivers about solutions. Experts say universal respite care is possible with federal funding, but Trump is defunding Medicaid. Care navigators exist through platforms like Care.com's new $350 senior navigator program. Free counseling unlikely due to mental health worker shortages. Expanding paid family caregiver programs requires federal support; California's model could scale nationwide. Middle-class families remain stuck between qualifying thresholds.

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