- 6 June, 2006 -

An estimated 36 million people ? 12.4% of the population ? are 65 years and older. By 2030, nearly 20% of the population will be 65 years and older. The 65+ population, which was more than 36 million people in 2005, is projected to nearly double to more than 71 million people by 2030. The 85+ population, which was 5.1 million in 2005, is expected to nearly double to 9.6 million people by 2030. Nearly 40% of women and about 20% of men 65 years and older were living alone in 2003. In 2003, more than 1.8 million seniors age 65 years and older were treated in emergency departments for fall-related injuries and more than 421,000 were hospitalized.* Source: U.S. Census Bureau * Centers for Disease Control, 2005 Who Provides Home Care? Nearly 25% of all American adults currently provide daily companionship or assistance to a parent or relative.* The great majority of caregivers (83%) are helping relatives. The typical family caregiver is a 46-year-old woman with at least some college experience who provides more than 20 hours of care each week to her mother. Many belong to the growing "sandwich generation," caring for young families at the same time they care for their parents. One in four caregivers (24%) say the person they care for lives with them. Source: * Harris Interactive Study for Home Instead Senior Care (2003) Caregiving in the U.S., National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, April 2004 (Funded by MetLife Foundation) Who Needs Help? More than one in three (37%) family caregivers say no one else provided unpaid help to the person they were caring for during the past 12 months. Nearly one in five caregivers (17%) provide more than 40 hours of care per week to a loved one. About three in 10 caregivers (30%) need help keeping the person they are caring for safe. The most frequently reported unmet needs of family caregivers are finding time for themselves (35%), managing emotional and physical stress (29%), and balancing work and family responsibilities (29%). Source: Caregiving in the U.S., National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, April 2004 (Funded by MetLife Foundation) Who Can Help? Home Instead Senior Care? is the world's largest provider of nonmedical home care and companionship services for seniors, with more than 625 independently owned and operated franchises in the United States, Canada, Japan, Portugal, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Services include companionship, meal preparation, medication reminders, light housekeeping and escort for errands and shopping. More than 30,000 CAREGiversSM are screened, trained, bonded, insured and have successfully passed a thorough criminal background check. The average age of a Home Instead CAREGiver is 48 years. Home Instead Senior Care services are available at home or in care communities for a few hours per week, or as many as 24-hours-a-day, seven days-a-week, including holidays. Home Instead CAREGivers complete a multi-phased safety and caregiving education program. This features case studies, information about senior illnesses, stimulating activities, nutritional recipes, tips for coping with stress and industry information, followed by testing. In addition, Home Instead Senior Care offers an industry-leading Alzheimer's training program to CAREGivers. The Alzheimer's training program is the first of its kind in the nation for non-medical caregivers. For more information about the company and its franchise owners visit homeinstead.com. Each Home Instead Senior Care franchise office is independently owned and operated. ? Home Instead, Inc. 2006 FACT.USA.0106

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