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About 34 million Americans provide unpaid caregiving support to another adult each year — most often for a parent or in-law, but sometimes a spouse or adult child. They help with everything from transportation to appointments to basic activities of daily living such as bathing and eating.
These caregivers aren’t retirees or stay-at-home moms. In fact, they’re more likely to be your employees. Research from Unum shows 55% of caregivers work more than 30 hours a week at a paid job.
Michelle Jackson is assistant vice president, regional market development at Unum, with an extensive background in workplace well-being issues.
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