Comments on: The Cost of Caregiving: Warm Fuzzy Feelings Don’t Pay the Mortgage http://www.fem2pt0.com/2009/07/10/the-cost-of-caregiving-warm-fuzzy-feelings-don%e2%80%99t-pay-the-mortgage/ society’s issues + women’s voices Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:10:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cat Yanda http://www.fem2pt0.com/2009/07/10/the-cost-of-caregiving-warm-fuzzy-feelings-don%e2%80%99t-pay-the-mortgage/comment-page-1/#comment-6245 Cat Yanda Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:59:36 +0000 http://www.fem2pt0.com/?p=1140#comment-6245 It is a national shame that family caregivers 'provided $370 Billion in unpaid services to family members, while putting themselves at risk in a society that has no social safety net. Being out of the workforce as a family unpaid caregiver means that your lack of social security contributions will result in lowered SS payments - and significantly less income at 65 -This fact is what continues the cycle of more older women living in poverty, and will continue to affect us all unless something is done to change it. While the media hypes "Green Jobs" and the government laments the lack of healthcare workers, it ignores that there is a trained and motivated group of people providing a valuable service to their families, communities and the county - Fast track training and accreditation for unpaid family caregivers, give them a way back into the workforce and credit them for time out as caregivers. The average yearly cost for medicare/medicaid paid nursing home in california is $68,000 per year. The average cost to the state for a family member caring for that same person at home is $0. Caregiving is inherently "Green", yet is not recognized as an efficient method of primary healthcare service delivery. It is a national shame that family caregivers ‘provided $370 Billion in unpaid services to family members, while putting themselves at risk in a society that has no social safety net. Being out of the workforce as a family unpaid caregiver means that your lack of social security contributions will result in lowered SS payments – and significantly less income at 65 -This fact is what continues the cycle of more older women living in poverty, and will continue to affect us all unless something is done to change it.

While the media hypes “Green Jobs” and the government laments the lack of healthcare workers, it ignores that there is a trained and motivated group of people providing a valuable service to their families, communities and the county – Fast track training and accreditation for unpaid family caregivers, give them a way back into the workforce and credit them for time out as caregivers. The average yearly cost for medicare/medicaid paid nursing home in california is $68,000 per year. The average cost to the state for a family member caring for that same person at home is $0. Caregiving is inherently “Green”, yet is not recognized as an efficient method of primary healthcare service delivery.

]]> By: Caregiving Twittercast Coming Up on Monday at Fem2pt0 : society’s issues + women’s voices http://www.fem2pt0.com/2009/07/10/the-cost-of-caregiving-warm-fuzzy-feelings-don%e2%80%99t-pay-the-mortgage/comment-page-1/#comment-6230 Caregiving Twittercast Coming Up on Monday at Fem2pt0 : society’s issues + women’s voices Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:14:39 +0000 http://www.fem2pt0.com/?p=1140#comment-6230 [...] Stern, National Partnership for Women & Families, The Cost of Caregiving: Warm Fuzzy Feelings Don’t Pay the Mortgage, [...] [...] Stern, National Partnership for Women & Families, The Cost of Caregiving: Warm Fuzzy Feelings Don’t Pay the Mortgage, [...]

]]> By: Twittercast tonight on society’s caregivers | Families and Work Institute Blog http://www.fem2pt0.com/2009/07/10/the-cost-of-caregiving-warm-fuzzy-feelings-don%e2%80%99t-pay-the-mortgage/comment-page-1/#comment-6222 Twittercast tonight on society’s caregivers | Families and Work Institute Blog Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:40:50 +0000 http://www.fem2pt0.com/?p=1140#comment-6222 [...] is the true cost of taking time out of work to care for loved ones? What are the roles of employers, public [...] [...] is the true cost of taking time out of work to care for loved ones? What are the roles of employers, public [...]

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