Family Caregivers

A recent AARP study calculated that the unpaid services family caregivers provided in the US have an estimated economic value of $375 billion annually. It is estimated that 44 million family caregivers provided care to older adults with some form of limitations in performing daily activities. In 2008 Washington State had over 540,000 caregivers that provided 502,000,000 hours of caregiving with an economical value of $4 billion dollars. Half of those family caregivers reported that the economic downturn has increased their stress about being able to continue to care for their loved ones.