Tag: caregivers
Two recent reports on family caregivers capture the size and nature of caregiving activity. In terms of the number of people caring for adult family members, the reports — the first from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); and the second from the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) and AARP — peg the figure at 38 million and 59…
While the cost of elder care in the United States, whether paid for by Medicare, Medicaid or out-of-pocket, is substantial, most care is provided by family members for no compensation. Yet the burden on those family members can also be huge in terms of forgoing paid employment or work opportunities, time with family and friends,…
