37% of caregivers are living in the same household as the person they care for. 54% are between 35 and 64 years of age. 59% of the adult population either is or expects to be a family caregiver, and 2 million more caregivers will be needed in the next twenty years.

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Caring for Family, Caring for Yourself - Thinking of your own long-term care when caring for your parents.

Submitted by jim on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 10:53pm

Caring for Family, Caring for Yourself - Caregivers should not feel guilty about looking out for No. 1. [New York Times "Elder Care" Articles]

 

 

In the midst of taking care of your own parents, are you forgetting to take care of yourself? I suppose this even goes beyond long-term care insurance but includes day-to-day things like eating right, exercising, sleeping through the night...