About 14.5 million caregivers are males out of the 43.4% who care for an older family member. 40% of male caregivers use paid assistance for a loved one’s personal care. 16% of male caregivers help with bathing versus 30% of females. Male caregivers are less likely to provide personal care, but 24% helped a loved one get dressed compared to 28% of female caregivers.Upwards of 75% of all caregivers are female, and may spend as much as 50% more time providing care than males.45% of recipients aged 18-45 are male, while 33% of recipients aged 50 or higher are male. The younger the care recipient, the more likely the recipient is to be male. 65% of care recipients are female, with an average age of 69.4.The economic value of the care provided by unpaid caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias was $217.7 billion in 2014.At $470 billion in 2013, the value of unpaid caregiving exceeded the value of paid home care and total Medicaid spending in the same year, and nearly matched the value of the sales of the world’s largest company, Wal-Mart ($477 billion).The value of services provided by informal caregivers has steadily increased over the last decade, with an estimated economic value of $470 billion in 2013, up from $450 billion in 2009 and $375 billion in 2007.About 15.7 million adult family caregivers care for someone who has Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia.Approximately 39.8 million caregivers provide care to adults (aged 18+) with a disability or illness or 16.6% of Americans.The majority of caregivers (82%) care for one other adult, while 15% care for 2 adults, and 3% for 3 or more adults.About 34.2 million Americans have provided unpaid care to an adult age 50 or older in the last 12 months.Approximately 43.5 million caregivers have provided unpaid care to an adult or child in the last 12 months.For example, the age of care recipients or relationship of caregiver to care recipient may differ from study to study. The figures below reflect variations in the definitions and criteria used in each cited source. For the purposes of the present fact sheet, displayed statistics generally refer to caregivers of adults. Formal caregivers are paid care providers providing care in one’s home or in a care setting (day care, residential facility, long-term care facility). A caregiver-sometimes called an informal caregiver-is an unpaid individual (for example, a spouse, partner, family member, friend, or neighbor) involved in assisting others with activities of daily living and/or medical tasks.

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