The Future of Caregiving: Looking At the Next Decade
The Future of Caregiving: Looking At the Next Decade
By Stacey K Eisenberg / May 15, 2024 / Aging Parents, Caregivers, Home Care, Smart Home
Today, around 40 million Americans dedicate themselves to providing unpaid care to an adult or child (this includes Veterans), navigating the complex responsibilities that come with caregiving. But what will caregiving look like in the near future? As someone who has been in the industry since my mom first started working in a nursing home when I was 3 years old and having worked at all levels of senior care and owning a home care agency today, I have been wondering what the future of caregiving will look like in the future.
Advancements in technology, evolving policy frameworks, and significant demographic shifts are poised to redefine what it means to care both for families and professional caregivers. Let’s look at the future trends in caregiving and their implications for caregivers and care recipients alike.
Looking at today’s caregivers, they provide critical support that ranges from personal care to medical tasks, with the vast majority of care recipients being adults aged 50 or older. According to the AARP’s “Caregiving in the U.S. 2020” report, the average caregiver is a 49-year-old woman who works outside the home and spends nearly 24 hours per week providing care to her mother.
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