Research has shown that family members provide most of the care for their frail or chronically ill aging loved one rather than long-term care institutions or formal service providers such as home care agencies. It is estimated that family caregivers provide 80 percent of the long-term care in this country. This type of care is often referred to as “informal” services. Typically, informal family caregivers are women between the ages of 45 & 65, with 79% over the age of 50; 40% of caregivers are men; approximately 15% provide care to someone who lives more than 1 hour away; care provided is usually to a parent or grandparent and unpaid; an estimated 21% of all US households provide care for an adult family member; they take care of other adults, most often parents or spouses who are ill or disabled; they assist with basic Activities of Daily Living; they provide emotional, physical, and/or financial support
I wish I had known about this company a year ago when I was trying to care for my mom and work a full time job
ReplyDeleteI am glad that my union offers your program. I have told many members in our local about how helpful Richard was on the phone.
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Eleanor Thompson
Cleveland, Ohio
As a steward of a large labor union in GA I can confirm that several of our members have had to take early retirement because they were caring for a sick family member
ReplyDeleteI attend a conference last fall in FL where this topic was on the agenda. The 2 women who own the company were on the panel and offered great information on how to make sure our children don't face the juggling routine that I have for the past 3 yrs.
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