February 18, 2016
Post-Stroke Caregiving at Home Tops $11,000 a Year: Study
The time spent caring for an older stroke survivor in the home totals about 22 hours a week, or more than $11,000 a year, a new study finds.
Study author and IHPI member Dr. Lesli Skolarus said more than half of seniors living at home after a stroke have some kind of caregiver on hand.
"If all of this care was provided by a paid caregiver, the total cost would be huge," said Skolarus. "This includes basic and instrumental activities of daily living along with health care, money matters and transportation activities."
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