Care is getting prohibitively expensive.4
family caregivers planned to take on this role prior to the pandemic
live with their loved ones, up from 34% in 2015 and 40% in 2020
are financially strained, more than double the 18% in 2020
have taken on additional debt in 2022, up from 23% in 2020
have sacrificed going on vacation in order to finance caregiving
expect costs to continue rising in the next 6 months
are working on top of caring for a loved one, up from 61% in 2020
have faced negative impacts in the workplace, up from 61% in 2020
plan to leave work in the next 2 years to provide care full-time
of non-working caregivers say caregiving plays a role in not working
non-working caregivers are concerned about their ability to re-enter the workforce
family caregivers are in regular contact with a loved one's doctor
play a significant role in healthcare decisions
would push their loved one towards a health plan that offers caregiver support benefits
caregivers say that caregiving is a top 3 issue facing their families
would be more inclined to support a candidate advocating for caregiver programs