About 52 million people provided family caregiving worth about $375 billion in 2007. That amount exceeds Medicaid long-term care spending in each state. Caregiving services included in the estimate are personal care, help with everyday tasks, and health-related interventions. The document presents data nationally and by state and concludes with policy recommendations to support and sustain family caregivers. 

Houser, Ari N.; Gibson, Mary Jo 

Caregiving; Independent Living; Medicaid; economic value; Insight on the Issues; unpaid contributions; out-of-pocket costs; economic insecurity 

Aging Issues, Long-Term Care, Workforce/Direct Care 

Data, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Reports 

AARP Public Policy Institute 

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, All States/Territories 

12/03/2008 

AARP Public Policy Institute

ppi@aarp.org
202-434-3890