New Study Reflects Increased Caregiving

According to a recent study, 39% of U.S. adults areproviding care for an adult or child with significant health issues, a 9%increase from 2010. 

Adults ages 30 to 64, a group traditionally in theworkforce, are more likely to have to care for a loved one.

See Susannah Fox, Maeve Duggan, & Kristen Purcell, Family Caregivers are Wired for Health,Pew Internet, June 20, 2013.

Special thanks to Naomi Cahn (John Theodore Fey Research Professor of Law, George Washington University School of Law) for bringing this article to my attention.