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Shifts in Family Caregiving--and a Growing Care Gap

As baby boomers approach old age, many factors may be driving a growing divide between the demand for family caregivers and the number of available caregivers. This article highlights trends in family caregiving and changing patterns of family life that challenge the family's capacity to carry out its traditional functions in long-term services and supports (LTSS), describes the high cost of LTSS (including out-of-pocket spending), illuminates the future care gap, and explains the implications of these trends in the context of providing and paying for LTSS.

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Key Information

Type of Reference
Jour
Type of Work
Journal article
Publisher
American society on aging
ISBN/ISSN
07387806
Publication Year
2019
Issue Number
1
Journal Titles
Generations
Volume Number
43
Start Page
73
End Page
77