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Profile of The Family Caregiver

Jan 06, 2021

Filed under: Author: Justin Beres, Caregiver, costs of family caregiving, elderly income, elderly medical expenses, elderly population growth, family caregiving hours, Out-of-pocket Expenses, profile of family caregiver, Recipient, relationships between family caregivers and care recipients, Self-reported Stress, Special Needs, Stress, Tag: Caregiving

Michael Novak, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, said that the family unit was the “original Department of Health, Education and Welfare”. Today, these words could not ring truer, as approximately one in five...

Family Caregiving: The Care Recipient Profile

Dec 01, 2020

Filed under: Activities of Daily Living, Alzheimer’s disease, Author: Justin Beres, Care Recipient, care recipient profile, Caregiving, caring for dementia at home, Chronic Disease, Family Caregiver, growth of US population 65 years and older, need for family caregiving, Tag: Caregiving, US life expectancy, Video: jg1edu8amg, Women

The care recipient is the center of our healthcare industry, which in the US is valued at over $3.5 trillion—and, this figure does not include the value of unpaid family caregiving, estimated to be $0.5 trillion. For the family...

What is Family Caregiving?

Nov 16, 2020

Filed under: Alzheimer's, Author: Justin Beres, Caregiver, Caregiving Tasks, Dementia, Family Caregiver, family caregiving or what is family caregiving, family caregiving tasks, Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, Mental Health, resources for family caregiving, Tag: Caregiving, value of family caregiving, Video: sxaffe43kx

What is Family Caregiving?

Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady, is credited with saying There are only four kinds of people in this world.Those who have been caregivers.Those who are currently caregivers.Those who will be caregivers.And, those who will need caregivers This means that...