From the Northeast Business Group on Health:
It’s safe to say that the number of employees acting as family caregivers will only grow. In the U.S., people are living longer, and as life expectancy grows, so too does the incidence of chronic illness and disability. Aging individuals need more care, and as these needs outstrip society’s ability and willingness to provide and pay for that care within the traditional healthcare system, more caregiving responsibilities fall to family members. Likewise, as people remain in the workforce longer, the likelihood increases that they will find themselves balancing caregiving and work at some point in their careers. No profession, company or industry is immune; caregiving is a universal reality.