| The number of unpaid caregivers in the United | | | | one to go to, to be taken care of socially and |
| States today is 65 million, involving three out of | | | | medically. |
| ten households, according to a study done by the | | | | Men tend to approach the job of care giving |
| National Alliance for Care giving and funded by the | | | | differently then women. Most men opt for |
| Met Life Foundation. Despite a common | | | | executive tasks such as dealing with insurance |
| stereotype that care giving is women's work, one | | | | companies. Where women are more hands-on |
| third of American caregivers are men, the report | | | | caretakers. A Senior care center will allow the |
| reveals. Many male caregivers keep this role a | | | | caregiver the assurance that their loved one is still |
| secret because they fear a stigma in the | | | | in the community, not far from home. Being |
| workplace. Among men and women who work | | | | taken care of by a nurse or LPN, medication |
| full-time while caretaking, it's the men who more | | | | given on time, fed proper diets for their |
| frequently try to hide emergency phone calls, | | | | conditions, and partaking in socialization activities. |
| doctors visits, or other distractions that come | | | | As well as cognitive impairment activities. Care |
| with the role. This is why starting an Senior Care | | | | giving is a labor of love, but we are not all trained |
| Center and having an Senior care center in your | | | | medical staff and when the condition of your |
| community is a good business practice. It allows | | | | loved one becomes to much to handle, these |
| the caregiver to have a safe place for their loved | | | | centers are the answer. |