The largest financial burden for long-term care of the elderly falls on the families of frail older Americans. The average caregiver invests 25 hours a week in offering support to their elderly relatives. Most caregivers are women (69.5 percent) and work full-time (53.1 percent). A recent MetLife study says that American businesses see $33 billion in lost productivity each year thanks to their employee's caregiving obligations. Why? Because the long term care services offered by our nursing homes, assisted living facilities and residential care facilities are becoming unaffordable for most of American middle class families.
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