One in four adults caring for a family member at home
(NEWSER) - About one in four US adults provided unpaid care for a sick or disabled family member at home in 2009, and AARP estimates the dollar value to be $450 billion, the AP reports. These 42.1 million people provided an average of 18.4 hours of care per week, up 9% from the previous study in 2007. Instead of seeing themselves as "caregivers," they “describe what they do in terms of their relationship with the other person: as a husband, wife, partner, daughter, daughter-in-law, son, grandson, niece, or close friend, for example," said the study. More»
