November is National Family Caregivers Month: A Time to Honor Those Caring for a Loved One

November 15, 2022 – RALEIGH, NC: Dementia Alliance of North Carolina is teaming up with CareYaya Health Technologies to raise awareness of National Caregiving Month.

Over 53 million Americans are taking care of an elderly parent, a spouse with serious illness or disability, or a child with special needs.

Imagine two billion people working eight hours per day for no pay whatsoever. The fact is, you do not have to imagine it because this is the reality of the global informal unpaid caregiving load.

Nationally, family caregivers lose $522 billion in income each year. An AARP Research Report finds that that 71% of caregivers reported cutting back hours and 42% turned down a promotion.

Part of the problem for many families is the cost of hiring professional caregivers. To help make in-home care more affordable CareYaya’s technology has been matching college-educated caregivers with the elderly across the Triangle to better our communities. Built in partnership with UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, and Duke Health, the company has been working alongside community leaders to provide affordable care at home.

“This idea is genius for families who do not need high-skilled nursing care but do need some companion care with additional basic support for a loved one. They have saved my sanity, my health, maybe even my life!” - Lisa Levin, books care for her mother who was living with dementia

“Majority of people living with dementia live at home and would like to stay there. Finding new an alternative option for care not only helps the person living with dementia, but their family as well. Not everyone fits the mold for typical long term care communities or in-home care so it’s nice to have new and creative approaches to filling this gap, “says Heather Hooper, Executive Director of Dementia Alliance of North Carolina.

More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and over 11 million provide their unpaid care. The cost of caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias is estimated to total $321 billion in 2022, increasing to $1 trillion (in today’s dollars) by mid-century. *

*For more information, view the 2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report at alz.org/facts. ? 2022 Alzheimer’s Association? All Rights Reserved. Alzheimer’s Association is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

About Dementia Alliance of North Carolina: Dementia Alliance of North Carolina seeks to improve the lives of North Carolinians impacted by dementia as well as empower their caregivers through support, education and research. Each program is built on a foundation of CARE that provides Comfort, Assistance, Resources and Education for individuals and families living with dementia. As a result, we are able to provide a high degree of personal support throughout the entire journey with dementia. Dementia Alliance is a 501c3 nonprofit organization serving families in North Carolina.

About CareYaya: CareYaya is a leading technology platform connecting families with on-demand, personalized caregiver booking services. Our goal is to help alleviate the care burden for family caregivers. CareYaya especially helps fill major care gaps in the market, including connecting families with overnight and weekend care for only $15/hour – needs for which typical care companies do not readily provide care. By offering the most affordable rates in North Carolina, CareYaya makes caregiving support more accessible to the average family, addressing social determinants of health and advancing health equity in our state.