She is one of eight million unpaid caregivers in Canada who are thrown into the role without formal training after a loved one — usually a parent — becomes chronically ill, according to the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP). (canadianbusiness.com)
Although most of the care comes from unpaid caregivers (generally family members or friends),... (baltimoresun.com)
And nowhere does this burden weigh heavier than on the shoulders of women, who make up two - thirds of all Americans with Alzheimer's, as well as the majority of unpaid caregivers for family and friends living with this disease. (fortuneconferences.com)