How aligned are the needs of family caregivers with the professional supports available to them? This article presents the results of the first phase of a study, in which four focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 40 family caregivers to elicit their views of the kinds of assistance they expect from nurses and social workers. The focus group interviews delineated 13 categories of needs. Stress management, highly ranked, was also prominent in the review of best practices and evidence-based interventions generated for the state of the science conference. Notably, all other reported needs focus on the process of caregiving rather than the well-being of the caregiver, a distinction that may be significant in identifying gaps in the current education of nurses and social workers for supporting caregivers. Giving greater attention to communicating with caregivers, teaching them to perform care tasks while accommodating aspects of their home environment, equipping them with skills for evaluating and recruiting help, and tailoring information to their particular situations might provide an effective response to these needs. (Contains 2 tables.)