Personal needs suffer due to caregiving demands
Nearly 7 in 10 (67%) caregivers have made at least one personal sacrifice due to the financial costs of caregiving.1
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54%
cut back on trips or vacations
24%
cut back on groceries
9%
cut back on children’s education
51%
cut back on eating out/delivery/take out
19%
cut back on household personal supplies
54%
cut back on going to the doctor themselves
19%
cut back on buying medicine for themselves
1. AARP, Caregiving out-of-pocket costs study, June 2021.
What is challenging with caregiving: “Not being able to rest or have 'me time.' Not having time in my day to really be alone or just do something as simple as watch a movie or sit down to eat. I eat standing up and doing other things in between bites.”
– Millennial, Female, Multi-racial/Multi-ethnic
