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February 23, 2026

As the US population ages, more employees are seeking caregiver benefits at work

  • More than 63 million Americans provide care for an adult family member, and most of them have regular paid jobs as well.
    • By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
    Associated Press

    NEW YORK — Debra Whitman was traveling for work when her father was suddenly admitted to the hospital in serious pain.

    She jetted home to Maryland and took several days off to care for him in his rural community in eastern Washington state and to set him up with a motorized lift chair that would help him stand up.


     
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