A well-known researcher, Dr. Mary Mittelman, out of New York, has done a study on caregivers and providing support to them. Her study found that even with a moderate, six-week caregiver intervention support program, where caregivers learn about how to better provide care and deal with their own stress, transfers to a care facility could be delayed by nearly two years. That's an enormous cost savings if someone can be maintained at home. It was an additional 536 days or something like that.
On December 7th, 2010. See this statement in context.