Interest in providing financial support for family caregivers, including compensation, is growing due to the workforce crisis, long Covid, and the growing gap between the number of people needing care and those available to provide it, says Lance Robertson, a director in healthcare for the consulting firm Guidehouse, and former U.S. assistant secretary for aging. “Family members are right there. They’re equipped and capable. If we lose them, it will worsen the workforce crisis,” he says.
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