Employee Benefit News April 26, 2022
The caregiving crisis in the U.S. has reached a fever pitch.
By 2020, more than one in five adults were serving as unpaid family caregivers, according to reports by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving. The stress of those responsibilities can feel crushing: 23% of Americans have said that caregiving diminished their health, 45% of today’s caregivers are feeling financial strain and 61% are juggling work in addition to personal responsibilities.
The weight of the pandemic, of course, has only increased the pressure, and caregivers are increasingly looking outside their family communities and turning to employers for help.
“Employers are dealing with a population that is finding it...
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