Dementia in Dollars
Family and friends shoulder the real cost of dementia − $224 billion in unpaid care By Amy Lastuka, University of Washington About 5.5 million Americans live with dementia, requiring $53 billion in annual medical spending on doctor visits, hospitalizations, medications, home health aides, and nursing homes. But the true cost of dementia care in the […]
The Price of Unpaid Caregiving
Unpaid caregivers often shoulder a financial burden on top of everything else Fact checked by Shannon Sparks Unpaid caregivers — spouses, parents, children, siblings, friends, neighbors, and more — make up the largest cohort of healthcare workers in the U.S. This may sound like hyperbole, but it’s true, says Amy Brennan, executive director of the […]