More than 1 in 5 Americans are taking care of their elderly, ill and disabled relatives and friends
- Written by Erin E. Kent, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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References
- ^ Significant Figures (theconversation.com)
- ^ CC BY-SA (creativecommons.org)
- ^ changing caregiving (scholar.google.com)
- ^ more likely to experience the most severe COVID-19 symptoms (www.cdc.gov)
- ^ 53 million (www.caregiving.org)
- ^ activities of daily living (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- ^ 23 hours per week (www.caregiving.org)
- ^ making caregiving even more challenging (theconversation.com)
- ^ health and finances of caregivers (doi.org)
- ^ government hasn’t done much to support caregivers (www.nap.edu)
- ^ Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) (www.congress.gov)
- ^ $100 million for services (www.hhs.gov)
- ^ Several organizations (www.caregiver.org)
- ^ adequately protected (www.healthaffairs.org)
- ^ telehealth services for their loved ones (theconversation.com)
- ^ Sign up for our weekly newsletter (theconversation.com)
Authors: Erin E. Kent, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill