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Almost one-third of U.S. adult population plays caregiver role
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Caregiving is still mostly a woman's job and many women are putting their career and financial futures on hold as they juggle part-time caregiving and full-time job requirements. This is the reality reported in Caregiving in the U.S. 2009, the most comprehensive examination to date of caregiving in America. The sweeping study of the legions of people caring for adults, the elderly, and children with special needs reveals that 29% of the U.S. adult population, or 65.7 million people, are caregivers, including 31% of all households. These caregivers provide an average of 20 hours of care per week.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Caregiving is still mostly a woman's job and many women are putting their career and financial futures on hold as they juggle part-time caregiving and full-time job requirements. This is the reality reported in Caregiving in the U.S. 2009, the most comprehensive examination to date of caregiving in America. The sweeping study of the legions of people caring for adults, the elderly, and children with special needs reveals that 29% of the U.S. adult population, or 65.7 million people, are caregivers, including 31% of all households. These caregivers provide an average of 20 hours of care per week.
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Baby boomers may face high disability rates
Americans entering their 70s today are experiencing more disabilities in old age than did the previous generation, researchers announced. The shift in health fortunes comes as a surprise and predicts future high disability rates for the baby boomers as well.
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Americans entering their 70s today are experiencing more disabilities in old age than did the previous generation, researchers announced. The shift in health fortunes comes as a surprise and predicts future high disability rates for the baby boomers as well.
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Can boomers lead an elder revolution?
The implications of an aging world are widely viewed with alarm. When 10,000 people a day begin reaching retirement age in a few years, how will society support them? And how will we afford the bills? This enormous price tag is the elephant in the room during debates about healthcare reform. These are fair points. But what if, instead, an aging world turned out to be a good thing?
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The implications of an aging world are widely viewed with alarm. When 10,000 people a day begin reaching retirement age in a few years, how will society support them? And how will we afford the bills? This enormous price tag is the elephant in the room during debates about healthcare reform. These are fair points. But what if, instead, an aging world turned out to be a good thing?
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