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Daughter,
Caregiver
The emotional and financial
burdens of taking care of
loved ones often fall to
female children
BY MONIQUE CURET
22
FA L L 2019
PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES
Women traditionally have been at the forefront of family
life, so it's not shocking that when elderly parents need
care, daughters tend to step in and shoulder the burden
more often than sons. And that burden has a financial,
emotional and physical price.
Women are more likely to take time off work, decrease their hours or
take early retirement to accommodate a caregiving role, according to a
study by MetLife that explored caregiving costs. All of these decisions
affect not only current finances, but also future financial health.
The emotional hardship is significant, with caregivers struggling to
understand, anticipate and meet the needs of their loved ones, some of
whom have difficulty communicating. Caregivers often feel stressed,
especially when it comes to the medical tasks-such as injections and
tube feedings-that they perform with little to no training.
And caregiving can exact a physical
price, with nearly a quarter of caregivers
reporting that their health had gotten
worse as a result of their role, according to
a 2015 report by the National Alliance for
Caregiving and AARP. Caring for people
can be physically demanding, involving
transferring them in and out of bed, bathing them and clothing them. Caregivers
sometimes forgo their own medical care,
including regular checkups, because of the
relentless demands of their role.
The average caregiver spends 24 hours
a week providing care, and about a quarter of caregivers provide 41 or more hours
of care each week. Those hours-the
equivalent of part-time and full-time
jobs-represent time lost from doing paid
work and tending to personal well-being.
"In general, caregivers don't like to ask
for help," says Monica Moreno, senior
director of care and support for the
Alzheimer's Association. "It's critically
important that caregivers focus on taking care of themselves as well, including building a support network, asking
for help from friends and family and
knowing what resources are available in
their communities."
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