/C O R R E C T I O N -- SarahCare/( SAVAGE Minn. Nov. 30 /- A recent ...),Health

SAVAGE, Minn., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent press release incorrectly attributed findings from an Evercare/National Alliance for Caregiving Study on the out-of-pocket expenses of family caregivers. Today, SarahCare issued the following statement to correct the record:

A recent press release issued by SarahCare corporate did not attribute data about the financial cost of caregiving taken from the "Evercare(R)/NAC Study of Caregivers -- What They Spend, What They Sacrifice." The data itself was correct:

-- Caregivers are spending on average $5,531 a year caring for a loved one

over the age of 50.

-- For half of people caring for a loved one age 50 or over (51 percent)

this represents on average more than 10 percent of their annual income.

-- Caregivers are using their savings, cutting back on their own health

care spending, and reducing the savings for their children's future.

-- 37 percent of caregivers had quit their jobs or reduced their hours to

provide care for their loved one.

For full details of the Evercare/NAC study, please visit EvercareHealthPlans.com.

SarahCare(C) is a participant-driven program developed in 1985 by internationally renowned gerontologist Dr. Merle Griff, Ph.D. It is the fastest growing provider of franchised adult day care centers in the United States. For more information please contact SarahCare at 330-454-3200 or at http://www.sarahcare.com.