Child Caregivers' Responsibilities

• Over half (58%) of the child caregivers help their care recipient with at least one activity of daily living (ADL), such as bathing, dressing, getting in and out of beds and chairs, toileting, and feeding. Nearly all help with instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), such as shopping, household tasks, and meal preparation.
• Of the 14 caregiving responsibilities examined in this study, the two most common are keeping the
care recipient company (96%) and helping with chores (85%). Next most common are helping with
grocery shopping (65%) and meal preparation (63%).
• At least one-quarter of caregivers help with one or more of the following four additional caregiving
responsibilities: getting in and out of beds and chairs (42%), getting around the neighborhood
(35%), taking medicines (30%), and feeding (27%).
• One in six child caregivers (17%) helps the care recipient communicate with doctors or nurses, and
15% of those aged 12 and older help make calls and arrangements for other people to help the care recipient.
• Child caregivers are not providing care alone. At least three-quarters of the child caregivers who help
with any given task say that someone else helps with it also.