About Eldercare

Only one of out every ten siblings feels the responsibility of caregiving is equally distributed.
Long distance caregivers provide an average of 22 hours per month of hands-on care.
Caregivers living 1-3 hours from mom and dad provide approximately $400 per month in parental support.
Caregivers living more than three hours from mom and dad provide approximately $700 per month in parental support.
If you have hired people to care for Mom and Dad you are now the CEO of a 2 person nursing facility.
If you have hired people to care for Mom and Dad you are now the CEO of a 2 person nursing facility.
Developing a “Sibling Care Team” provides an umbrella of support without over burdening one child.
Don’t leave any regrets. Say “I love you”, say “I’m sorry”, say “I forgive you”.
Statistically, a caregiver decreases their lifespan by 3 years by caregiving.
Primary Caregivers provide approximately 22 hours per week of hands-on care.

Seventy percent of caregivers take time off work to provide eldercare.
Fifty percent of people over 85 have some sort of dementia.
Children provide approximately $6000 per year to support their parents.
Families provide 20-40 hours of unpaid eldercare per week.
“The reason our parents can always push our buttons is because they installed them.” ~Paul Reiser.
If you have hired people to care for Mom and Dad you are now the CEO of a 2 person nursing facility.
Seventy percent of individuals over the age of 65 will require some type of long term care during their lifetime.
The most effective way to start the caregiving process is by assessing your parents’ needs.
Hospice services provide emotional support to both the patient and caregiver.
Most people say they want to die at home.
Depression affects approximately 20% of people over 65 years of age. Only about 1 in 6 is treated appropriately.

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