More than 15 million Americans, mostly middle-aged, are caring for their parents.
“There is a myth out there that families abandon their frail elders,” said Dr. Robert L. Kane, a geriatrician at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. “Instead, across the income spectrum, children are sacrificing to care for their parents to the limit of their means and sometimes beyond.”
Elder Care Costs Deplete Savings of a Generation
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