USA : s’occuper d’une personne âgées prend du temps et l’argent

Long-distance caregivers live an average of 450 miles away, spend 392 dollars per month, almost half rearrange their work schedules. ; In order to provide assistance for an aging loved one, long-distance caregivers miss an average of 20 hours per month of work, according to Miles Away: The MetLife Study of Long-distance Caregiving released today by the MetLife Mature Market Institute and the National Alliance for Caregiving. ; ; The study, conducted by Zogby International, found that long-distance caregivers live an average of 450 miles and 7.2 hours away from the person for whom they provide care. ; They spend an average of $392 per month, which includes $193 on out-of-pocket expenses for caregiving and $199 per month on travel. ; More than half (51%) of those surveyed report visits at least a few times a month and almost half report they spend the equivalent of one full workday per week tending to their caregiving responsibilities. ; More than four in ten (44%) say they’ve rearranged their work schedules for caregiving. ; More than a third (36%) report missing days of work. ; Women are more likely than men to report missing work, but just as many men as women