Study Reveals Top 5 Myths of Family Caregiving in Palos
Verdes CA
Study Reveals Top 5 Myths of Family Caregiving
It’s Time to Have One of the Most Important Conversations Your Family Hasn’t Had
Americans significantly underestimate the impact that a family...
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Study Reveals Top 5 Myths of Family Caregiving in Palos
Verdes CA
Study Reveals Top 5 Myths of Family Caregiving
It’s Time to Have One of the Most Important Conversations Your Family Hasn’t Had
Americans significantly underestimate the impact that a family member’s long term care needs
could have on their own lives, marriages, work commitments, financial stability and future
financial security, finds a new landmark study, Our Family, Our Future: The Heart of Long Term
Care Planning, sponsored by Genworth Financial (Genworth) and released today by Age Wave
and Harris Interactive.
The study, conducted online in September among 2,151 U.
S.
adults age
18 and over, sought to uncover the hopes, worries, and needs of family members providing care
to loved ones.
An estimated 66 million Americans — or roughly 20 percent of the U.
S.
population — are serving
as unpaid family caregivers.
The research revealed that the actual impact of caregiving on this
group is often significantly greater t
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