Study Finds Older Caregivers Have Poorer Health, Finances - California Healthline

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Study Finds Older Caregivers Have Poorer Health, Finances - California Healthline

Older caregivers who care for 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

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