Some 117 million Americans are expected to need caregiving assistance by 2020, according to the recently released Caregiving Innovation Frontiers (CIF) study conducted by AARP and Parks Associates. Yet the number of caregivers is only expected to reach 50 million (45 million unpaid, 5 million paid).
From the article "The Caregiving Boom: Where the Job Opportunities Are" by Nancy Collamer.
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