Cuyahoga County caregivers’ out-of-pocket costs reached $11,508
For Cuyahoga County family caregivers, rising household costs can coincide with reduced work hours and a larger national unpaid care workload.
The article describes family caregivers in Cuyahoga County supporting disabled, chronically ill, or elderly adults. The article says their average out-of-pocket cost reached $11,508 last year. The article says this cost was 60 percent higher than five years earlier. The article says the cost accounts for 31 percent of the average caregiver's income. The article says the survey used data from 2,538 family caregivers. The survey found that many caregivers reduce their working hours or quit their jobs entirely.
In 2024, 59 million U.S. family caregivers provided 49.5 billion hours of unpaid care. The source says caregiving hours grew from 36 billion in 2021 to nearly 50 billion in 2024. Rita Choula said that rising formal-care costs make it increasingly challenging for family members to pay for care workers in the home.
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- Cuyahoga County caregivers’ out-of-pocket costs reached $11,508
- For Cuyahoga County family caregivers, rising household costs can coincide with reduced work hours and a larger national unpaid care workload.
- The article describes family caregivers in Cuyahoga County supporting disabled, chronically ill, or elderly adults.
- The article says their average out-of-pocket cost reached $11,508 last year.
- The article says this cost was 60 percent higher than five years earlier.
- The article says the cost accounts for 31 percent of the average caregiver's income.
- The article says the survey used data from 2,538 family caregivers.
- The survey found that many caregivers reduce their working hours or quit their jobs entirely.
- For Cuyahoga County family caregivers, rising household costs can coincide with reduced work hours and a larger national unpaid care workload.
- In 2024, 59 million U.S. family caregivers provided 49.5 billion hours of unpaid care.
- The source says caregiving hours grew from 36 billion in 2021 to nearly 50 billion in 2024.
- Rita Choula said that rising formal-care costs make it increasingly challenging for family members to pay for care workers in the home.