Most older persons with long-term care needs - 65% - rely exclusively on family and friends to provide assistance. U.S. Administration on Aging (2000, Fall). America's families care: A report on the needs of America's family caregivers. Care provided by family and friends can determine whether older persons can remain at home. In fact, 50% of the elderly who have a long-term care need but no family available to care for them are in nursing homes, while only 7% who have a family caregiver are in institutional settings. U.S. Administration on Aging (2000, Fall). America's families care: A report on the needs of America's family caregivers. 36% of adults live more than 100 miles away from their parent. The Family Circle/Kaiser Family Foundation: National Survey on Health Care and Other Elder Care Issues, September 2000 Estimates of the percentage of family or informal caregivers who are women range from 59% to 75%. Arno, P. S., Levine, C., Memmott MM, PMID 10091447/Indexed for MedLine Dept. of Epidemiology & Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY USA (2002, February). The economic value of informal caregiving, U.S., 2000. 7% of all caregivers and 18% of those also caring for children stopped work in order to take care of the care recipient. "Informal Caregivers of Disabled Elders with Long Term Care Insurance", Cohen, Weinrobe and Miller, 2000 Caregiving affects family life. Caregiving affects caregiver's health. National Alliance for Caregiving. Testimony for the United States Senate Finance Subcommittee, March 27, 2001, referring to MetLife Juggling Act Study, (www. caregiving.org)

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