In 2020, the AARP Public Policy Institute conducted the survey Caregiving in the U.S. to profile employed caregivers and shed light on the impact of managing both paid work and caring for an ill or aging adult. This survey discovered that in 2019, 61% of…
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Feedback on Clearday — What Our Members Said
We spoke with informal caregivers and family members of individuals who participate in Clearday programs. Here is some of the feedback they shared with us: What do you love most about Clearday at Home? “Having interaction with someone is essential for my dad. He enjoys…
Defining Caregivers: Who Are They & What Qualifies as Caregiving
A caregiver is generally defined as an individual who gives care to someone who requires help taking care of themselves. Of the 16.2 million caregivers in the United States, 83% are unpaid caregivers, usually family members or friends of the loved one in need. These…
The Economic Contributions of Caregivers
Cooking, cleaning, bathing, dressing, administering medication—caregivers take on all these tasks and more. Informal or family caregivers are unpaid individuals who assist others with these activities of daily life. In 2019, AARP conducted a report entitled Valuing the Invaluable in order to shed light on…
Psychological Impact of Being a Caregiver
Caregiving does more than impact the financial life of the caregiver. It has other far-reaching consequences, which are more psychological. About seven in every ten student caregivers report that caregiving impacted their academic performance to some degree. Six out of every ten said that caregiving…
Stats on Caregiving
The role of a family caregiver appears to be a simple, manageable task from a mere look, but studies and deep research show that it is more demanding than some may think. Many family caregivers assume this responsibility without knowledge of the cost to their…