The cost to a caregiver of providing for a loved one's needs is high — and not just in money.
That's according to Caring.com's "Caregiver Journey for 2016″ survey, which found the dollar cost is substantial to a caregiver: 42 percent of family caregivers say they spend $5,000 or more each year on caregiving-related expenses.
While that figure is down a little from 2015, when 48 percent of respondents cited the $5,000-plus figure, caregivers of loved ones suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia were more likely than those whose loved ones haven't been diagnosed with either disease to spend $20,000 or more on caregiving-related expenses, at 18 percent compared with 11 percent.
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