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Covenant Home Care

Richmond Area In-Home Elder Care

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in-home care"

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American Health and Assistance Foundation

CMSA – Case Management Society of America

AARP – American Association of Retired Persons provides resources and advice for finances, travel, health, and technology

National Association of Area Agency on Aging

Virginia Family Caregiver Solution Center

 

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At Covenant Home Care, the foundation of our mission has been to provide service to our community to the best of our ability.  While the recent impact of the coronavirus has been a challenge, it has not diminished our resolve to provide the best care to our clients and families.  We continue to provide services to our existing clients and look to help new clients in need of home care.  We are proactively working with our staff and clients to protect us all and minimize risk of infection.  We are communicating relevant information from the CDC and applying practices deemed to improve and protect those we care for.  We pray and look forward to being of continued support to those we serve. 

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Caregiver Statistics

The typical family caregiver is a 49-year-old woman caring for her widowed 69-year-old mother who does not live with her. She is married and employed. Approximately 66% of family caregivers are women. More than 37% have children or grandchildren under 18 years old living with them.
Caregiving in the United States; National Alliance for Caregiving in collaboration with AARP. November 2009
6% of family caregivers care for a parent and 7 out of 10 caregivers are caring for loved ones over 50 years old.
Caregiving in the United States; National Alliance for Caregiving in collaboration with AARP. November 2009
23% of family caregivers caring for loved ones for 5 years or more report their health is fair or poor.
Caregiving in the United States; National Alliance for Caregiving in collaboration with AARP; November 2009
Nearly three quarters (72%) of family caregivers report not going to the doctor as often as they should and 55% say they skip doctor appointments for themselves. 63% of caregivers report having poor eating habits than non-caregivers and 58% indicate worse exercise habits than before caregiving responsibilities.
Evercare Study of Caregivers in Decline: A Close-Up Look at Health Risks of Caring for a Loved One. National Alliance for Caregiving and Evercare. 2006.
20% of employed female caregivers over 50 years old report symptoms of depression compared to 8% of their non-caregiving peers.
MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Health Costs; National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife Mature Market Institute. February 2010
More than 65 million people, 29% of the U.S. population, provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend during any given year and spend an average of 20 hours per week providing care for their loved one.
Caregiving in the United States; National Alliance for Caregiving in collaboration with AARP; November 2009

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