the estimated
annual value of the unpaid
silent family caregiving
workforce in the US
ranges from approximately
$600 billion to over $1.1 trillion depending on the
valuation methodology
and data year
not unlike Canada
the proportion of Americans
who are caregivers
now stands at 24%
of the U.S. adult population
60% of which are women
many also balancing
a full or part-time job
according to
their 2025 five year report
‘Caregiving in the U.S’
the National Alliance for Caregiving
and AARP identify more than
‘59 million’ Americans providing
care for an adult with a complex
medical condition or disability
with another 4 million
caring for a child
Canada faces
a caregiving crisis
where one in four people
provide care to a loved one
with long-term health
conditions, a physical or
mental disability or
age-related needs
Undertaking family caregiving is not for the faint-hearted no matter how well-intended or how much you love someone. Not everyone is capable. Not everyone is able to afford private care. Not everyone is in a position to leave their jobs and become a 24/7 caregiver. Not everyone has a large family network to rely on. For many this becomes a tricky balancing act of overlapping hardships while trying to navigate a broken health care system for support. Kudo's to all that embrace the challenge as their tireless sacrifices and efforts are the backbone of support for millions.
the World Health Organization
predicts that by
the year 2050 the
world’s population
over sixty will
have doubled
Boomerang advocates for greater understanding, awareness and appreciation of family caregiving and the much broader significance this contribution represents. Readers are able to glean a deeper insight on the impact the “boomerang effect’ has on many family caregivers. Committing to this role is not just representational of unconditional love in action, but has profoundly greater social and economic implications involving a monumental visible and silent unpaid workforce that shoulders the burden of healthcare failings.
Undertaking family caregiving is not for the faint-hearted no matter how well-intended or how much you love someone. Not everyone is capable. Not everyone is able to afford private care. Not everyone is in a position to leave their jobs and become a 24/7 caregiver. Not everyone has a large family network to rely on. For many this becomes a tricky balancing act of overlapping hardships while trying to navigate a broken health care system for support. Kudo's to all that embrace the challenge as their tireless sacrifices and efforts are the backbone of support for millions.