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6 Essential Caregiver Benefits To Consider Negotiating Into Your Contract

By Julia Sullivan

Although certain career paths ebb and flow as far as demand goes, the need to provide care and assistance to seniors tends to be a stronghold. And with the U.S. population of older adults expected to nearly double in the next 40 years, there’s a solid chance that strong, skilled caregivers will be more in-demand than ever before in the coming years.

 

Trouble is, caregiving — which requires considerable time, effort and skill — is one of the more underrepresented and underpaid jobs in the country. And the job is getting increasingly complex. According to a 2020 report from the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), caregivers for older folks are doing more jobs than they were in 2015, including helping with medical and nursing tasks and often for longer periods of time.

 

That said, while receiving adequate pay is top priority, employment benefits…

 

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