Caregiver Advocates Are you a caregiver?

1 in 5 Americans are caregivers.

Often people think caregivers are paid professionals – like nurses, home health professionals, nurse aides or sitters. When we talk about caregivers, we are referring to individuals who are providing unpaid care to a family member, friend, neighbor or anyone with care needs that they are unable to perform themselves.

4.5 years is the average duration of caregiving.

An AARP study found that 15% of respondents said “no” to the question “are you a caregiver?” But said “yes” to a second question about performing tasks of a caregiver. So often, we don’t see coordinating someone’s medical care, handling finances and legal matters, or performing day-to-day chores and errands as caregiving.

If you are doing these types of tasks for someone else, you are a caregiver.

Whether you’ve been caregiving for a long time, or this is a new role for you, we want to hear from you.