Kristofor Husted, NPR News

The High Price Of Caring For A Loved One With Alzheimer’s

KFF Health News Original

Nearly 15 million people fall into the role of unpaid caregiver for those sick with dementia. Add it all up, and it comes to about 17 billion hours of unpaid care valued at $202 billion in 2010 alone. New money from the Obama Administration in the 2013 budget is intended to help.