Extracted from St Andrews Senior solutions. – http://www.standrewsseniorsolutions.com/caregivers/information/caregiver_facts_caregivers.htm
1/ 5.4 million children live in households maintained by grandparents or other non-parental relatives (parents may also be present).
2/ The average monthly out of pocket expense for a family caregiver is $171. Total un-reimbursed monthly expense for family caregivers is $1.5 billion!
3/ The value of caregiver contributions has been estimated at $306 billion annually – almost twice as much as is actually spent on homecare and nursing home services.
4/ More and more men participating in care continues to rise. 66% of caregivers are female and 44% are male.
5/ More and more community services are being developed and offered for caregivers to ward off stress and illness that often accompanies caregiving.
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thanks for highlighting these positive aspects in the arena of caregiving. keep on.