Healthy Communities: What it means to be an unpaid caregiver

In the last year, more than 48 million people in the U.S. provided unpaid care to a family member, friend or loved one—impacting their health but also strengthening an important bond. Healthy Communities speaks with three women—Khadija, Theresa and Nina—to learn more about the 24/7 responsibilities of an unpaid caregiver. https://cvs.co/44vab4U

Help for caregivers is available in your community:

Need help connecting with community resources? BenefitsCheckUp can help you discover local programs: https://benefitscheckup.org/#/prescreen

Find resources with a single phone call. Resources For Living offers connections to local services and mental well-being support: https://www.aetnamedicare.com/en/live-well/resources-for-living.html

Make managing multiple prescriptions easy. As a CVS Pharmacy® caregiver, you can manage your family's prescriptions online, in our app and at the pharmacy: https://www.cvs.com/content/familymanagement

Looking for in-home care? Signify Health offers in-home health evaluations to members across the country: https://www.signifyhealth.com/in-home-health-evaluations

00:00 Introduction
00:39 Unpaid caregivers demographics
00:56 Khadija’s story
2:16 Unpaid caregivers can experience
2:24 Theresa’s story
3:04 Out-of-pocket expenses for caregivers
3:32 The need for home health aides
3:42 Nina’s story
6:10 Key takeaways for caregivers


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