“About 44 million Americans are unpaid family caregivers like Bobo — sometimes for a child with special needs, more often for a frail older adult, according to a 2015 estimate from the National Alliance for Caregiving. They are often women with a full-time job and children, though now 40 percent of caregivers are men, and millennials are becoming more involved in caring for someone at home, says John Schall, CEO of the Caregiver Action Network.
‘In too many cases, people just learn this stuff by themselves and that’s really kind of dangerous,’ Schall said.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):
What’s the solution?  More laws mandating caregiver training at public expense which further desensitize people to LTC risk and cost?  Or rational LTC financing reform so more people, including the genuinely needy on Medicaid, are able to purchase quality home care? 

Caring For A Loved One At Home Can Have A Steep Learning Curve

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