Tag: senior care
The answer from caregivers is clear. In the U.S. today, roughly 38 million people provide unpaid eldercare. That number is likely to dramatically increase in the future as the number of people needing care grows. One of the biggest challenges with unpaid care is…well, that it’s unpaid – and, in fact, it often reduces people’s…
While family caregivers are the backbone of the long-term services and supports (LTSS) system of care, caregiving is challenging and often comes at a financial cost for caregivers, from both the direct costs incurred in providing care and the reduced labor market earnings in order to provide caregiving. As a result, many caregivers could end…