A February 21 report from theCDC shows that nearly 1 in 5 family caregivers may be in fair orpoor health–and it's likely gotten worse. (Photo:Shutterstock)
The issue of paid family leave has certainly garnered theattention of organizations and the government during COVID-19. Butto quote from a recent article: "ending the conversation aboutcaregiver support on paid leave would fall short of effectivelysupporting employee caregivers. From a caregiver's perspective,paid leave should be the tip of the iceberg when offering supportto caregivers."
Health providers have had a bad track record when it comes tocaring for the family caregiver. A recent national study in JAMAfound that while most caregivers reported that older adults' healthcare workers always or usually listened to them and always orusually asked about their understanding of the older adult'streatments; fewer caregivers reported being always (21.3 percent)or usually (6.9 percent) asked whether they needed help managingolder adults' care. Nearly one-half (45.0 percent) were neverasked.
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