New report details financial, emotional toll of Parkinson’s on family caregivers
02/07/25 at 03:00 AM
New report details financial, emotional toll of Parkinson’s on family caregivers
McKnights Home Care; by Foster Stubbs; 2/4/25
A new report sheds a light on the unique challenges faced by family caregivers who care for loved ones with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The report, Parkinson’s Disease Caregiving in the US, features insights from secondary analysis and supplementary interviews with 10 PD caregivers. These caregivers average 31 hours of unpaid care per week; half of interviewed caregivers exceed 100 hours each week, according to the report. The National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), with support from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and Arcadia University, released the report.