Dementia Care Demands Spark Concern Amid Surge in Family Caregiving
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May 01, 2025
The number of family caregivers assisting older adults in the U.S. has surged from 18 million to 24 million over the past decade, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs. That number will only continue to rise as baby boomers age and Medicare Advantage insurers promote strategies for aging in place, but researchers were surprised to find that the unpaid caregiving experience did not become markedly worse between 2011 and 2022 — at least for most caregivers.
“Our results show remarkable stability in caregiving experiences, even as the number of caregivers has increased significantly,” Jennifer L. Wolff, Ph.D., director of the Roger and Flo Lipitz Center to Advance Policy in Aging and Disability at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the study’s lead author, said in a press release. “This runs counter to the policy narrative that emphasizes dire concern about the effects of increasing demands being placed on family caregivers. However, we must address the specific challenges faced by subgroups, particularly those caring for individuals with dementia.”
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