The Caregiver’s Financial Guide
In 2013, the AARP conducted a family caregiving study that found that Americans donate their time at an estimated yearly amount of $470 billion. In other words, millions of people are providing care to their loved ones without pay. In a similar study completed in 2016, the AARP discovered that, on average, an American family […]
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