How companies can ease the strain on employees taking care of elderly parents or ill family members | CNN Business

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Taking care of an elderly parent or seriously ill spouse or family member can be physically and emotionally draining — and expensive for the caregiver in more ways than one.

But being a caregiver while also holding down a job is a recipe for burnout.

Of the estimated 48 million people in the United States who are taking care of adult relatives or friends, a majority (61%) have been employed while caregiving, most of them full time, according to a 2020 report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving.

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