A survey conducted by AARP and S&P Global found that 67% of family caregivers have a difficult time balancing their jobs with caregiving duties, with 16% stopping work entirely for a period of time to meet caregiving responsibilities.
One Springfield caregiver left multiple jobs and traveled 14 hours from South Georgia to be her father’s primary caregiver.
“I got a call on a Thursday, and I was here by Sunday,” said Gia Looney. “I just, I just dropped everything.”…