Supporting Family Caregivers

NCSL Legisbrief. 2015 Mar;23(10):1-2.

Abstract

(1) About 8,000 baby boomers reach age 65 every day. (2) Nearly 70 percent of people over age 65 will need some form of long-term services and supports in their lives. (3) AARP estimates the value of uncompensated care provided by family caregivers to be more than $450 billion annually.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Caregivers / economics*
  • Caregivers / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Humans
  • Long-Term Care / economics*
  • Long-Term Care / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Uncompensated Care / economics*
  • Uncompensated Care / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • United States