Transportation for Family Caregivers – Driving Scalable Solutions

According to a 2015 joint research study between the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, there are 43.5 million caregivers in the U.S.  Caregivers are typically female, 49 years old, caring for their mother, work full- or part-time, and provide care for an average of 4 years. 78% of caregivers provide transportation to care recipients 89% of these caregivers spend 21+ hours per week providing transportation to their loved ones Source: National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP (2015) Transportation is the leading activity caregivers provide Transportation is the leading Instrumental Activity of Daily Living that caregivers provide to their loved ones.  Caregivers spend a lot of time in the car, driving the individuals they care for from appointment to appointment or social activities, picking up groceries and medicine and running other errands.  On top of this, many caregivers have children of their own and may also be shuttling them between soccer practice, friends’ houses, tutors and school.  This means the average caregiver can spend a lot of time acting as a chauffeur, which may test their capacity to be physically and emotionally present in other activities, such as work or spending quality time with the ones they are caring for and their friends and family. Providing transportation solutions for caregiving is hard Unfortunately, providing transportation solutions for caregivers and their loved ones is not an easy fix.  Standard transportation options like p...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Aging Source Type: blogs