Home Health Care News September 3, 2024
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new data on the health and needs of caregivers around the country.
Specifically, the study took into account the status of family caregivers, and how that changed from 2015–2016 to 2021–2022. One in five adult Americans provides care support to a friend or family member, according to the CDC.
The CDC recognizes this sect of the population as critically important, given that the loved ones they care for may otherwise be in a brick-and-mortar care facility. Like home care providers, these family caregivers allow seniors to age in what is oftentimes the preferable setting – the home.
Over that stretch of time – from 2015-2016 to 2021-2022 – the...
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