Unpaid care work is not counted in GDP

Ms. Digest for Dementia Carers
No Longer a Private Family Matter: The caregiving crisis hiding in plain sight — and what it’s really costing American families

Somewhere tonight, a daughter is learning to insert a feeding tube using YouTube. Her mother, who once taught her how to tie her shoelaces, no longer recognizes her face. The home health aide hasn't shown up in three days. That image stopped me mid-scroll. Not because it was [...]

Susan Troyer2026-06-28T23:44:26-05:00June 28th, 2026|Categories: Creating Community|Tags: Alzheimer's, Caregivers, Dementia, Family caregivers collectively provide $1.01 trillion in unpaid labor, More direct-care workers needed, Policy infrastructure built for earlier time, Society suffers from "cultural dementia", Unpaid care work is not counted in GDP, Women caregivers in their late forties lose an average of $324K over their lifetime, Women provide 61 percent of all unpaid caregiving|0 Comments

Unpaid care work is not counted in GDP

Ms. Digest for Dementia CarersNo Longer a Private Family Matter: The caregiving crisis hiding in plain sight — and what it’s really costing American families

Ms. Digest for Dementia Carers
No Longer a Private Family Matter: The caregiving crisis hiding in plain sight — and what it’s really costing American families