FROM THE FOUNDATION

Redefining the Safety Net

Should California establish a Basic Health Program for certain low-income residents? CHCF's Marian Mulkey captures a recent policy conversation in a Health Affairs blog.

Accountable Care in Action

A new post on the Health Affairs blog details how CalPERS kept costs down in Sacramento through a "virtual" ACO with insurers and providers.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Long-Term Care

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Study Finds Older Caregivers Have Poorer Health, Finances

Older caregivers who provide care to a parent while working are more likely than other workers of similar age to report medical problems, including chronic disease and depression, according to a study by MetLife Mature Market Institute, the National Alliance for Caregiving and the Center for Long Term Care Research & Policy at New York Medical College. The study also found that caregivers ages 50 and older lose an average of $303,880 per person in wages, pensions and Social Security benefits over a lifetime from stopping work early to care for a parent.



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