"About 59 million Americans provided care for an adult family member, neighbor or friend in 2024, according to a new report from the AARP Public Policy Institute.

Their efforts added up to 49.5 billion hours of care, representing $1.01 trillion in total economic value annually, the report estimates."

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/family-caregivers.html

#healthcare #caregivers #caregiving #HomeCare #families #AARP #PersonalFinance

"What we found is that the caregiving burden increases as aging family members get to be 75 and older. And, among Americans with an aging parent, spouse or partner, those with lower incomes are much more likely to be caregivers than those with middle and upper incomes."

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2026/02/26/family-caregiving-in-an-aging-america/

Kamala Harris had a plan to help #caregivers. #Trump couldn't give a flying f#&*.

#USPol
#Caregivers
@caregivers

Baby boomers are aging fast. Adult day care can help their caregivers.

https://misryoum.com/us/today/baby-boomers-are-aging-fast-adult-day-care/

Adult day care centers provide crucial, affordable relief for caregivers, especially members of the “sandwich generation” who are taking care of parents and children at the same time. But the estimated 3,100 programs serving an estimated 200,000 people nationally are...

#Baby #boomers #are #aging #fast #Adult #day #care #can #help #their #caregivers #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Da panico che il bullismo senile sia accettato dalle famiglie tradizionali che non vogliono l'educazione affettiva e sessuale nelle scuole pubbliche laiche gratuite. Cosi è difficile costruire una nuova classe dirigente sana per le politiche del 2027
Il sogno americano è diventato incubo e l'Italia è nel disagio totale. In EU solo la Spagna è viva al momento

#healthcare #caregivers #relaxing #slowLife #nopanic #panic #breath

Il luogo per eccellenza in cui è necessaria una piena consapevolezza di ciò che si pensa e si dice in base alle emozioni del momento ovvero il Parlamento non è considerato luogo di lavoro evidentemente da chi lo abita ogni giorno. La famiglia tradizionale autocratica del terzo millennio assomiglia in peggio a quella dei millenni passati che fin qui hanno tutte fallito visto le nuove leve al comando nel qui e ora

#mentalhealth #caregivers #safetyfirst #TrustDeficit #happyfamily #circuslife

#SolarPunkSunday musings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?