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half-of-caregivers-in-california-experienced-financial-stress-ucla-chpr-study-finds
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Nearly half of caregivers in California experienced financial stress, UCLA CHPR study finds
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Researchers outline physical, mental, and financial burdens among millions of the state’s family and friend caregivers
November 29, 2021
half-of-caregivers-in-california-experienced-financial-stress-ucla-chpr-study-finds
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Nearly half of caregivers in California experienced financial stress, UCLA CHPR study finds
Communications Team
Researchers outline physical, mental, and financial burdens among millions of the state’s family and friend caregivers
November 29, 2021
High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
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High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
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Raising a child is not cheap. Now try raising one on a fixed income and long past the age one associates with parenthood: 65 years and older.  

More than 300,000 grandparents in California have primary responsibility for their grandchildren, and of this group, almost 65,000 are over the age of 65. More than 20,000 care for their grandkids without any extended family assistance at home. 

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June 20, 2013
High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
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High costs of raising a child challenges state's most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents
Communications Team

Raising a child is not cheap. Now try raising one on a fixed income and long past the age one associates with parenthood: 65 years and older.  

More than 300,000 grandparents in California have primary responsibility for their grandchildren, and of this group, almost 65,000 are over the age of 65. More than 20,000 care for their grandkids without any extended family assistance at home. 

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June 20, 2013
Majority of state’s Medi-Cal caregivers live in poverty or near-poverty
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Majority of state’s Medi-Cal caregivers live in poverty or near-poverty
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UCLA study finds that most lack access to health insurance, adequate food The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of the state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found.
April 11, 2012
Majority of state’s Medi-Cal caregivers live in poverty or near-poverty
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Majority of state’s Medi-Cal caregivers live in poverty or near-poverty
Communications Team
UCLA study finds that most lack access to health insurance, adequate food The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of the state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found.
April 11, 2012
Stressed and strapped: Caregivers for friends, relatives suffer emotional and financial strain
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Stressed and strapped: Caregivers for friends, relatives suffer emotional and financial strain
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Family members or friends caring for aging or disabled individuals in California are under both financial and emotional strain and are likely to face even greater burdens, given recent cuts in state support for programs and services that support in-home care, write the authors of a new policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
September 21, 2011
Stressed and strapped: Caregivers for friends, relatives suffer emotional and financial strain
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Stressed and strapped: Caregivers for friends, relatives suffer emotional and financial strain
Communications Team
Family members or friends caring for aging or disabled individuals in California are under both financial and emotional strain and are likely to face even greater burdens, given recent cuts in state support for programs and services that support in-home care, write the authors of a new policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
September 21, 2011