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AARP presents caregiving survey to Senate committee, urges tax credits and supports
Summary
Ness Nahus of AARP Arkansas told the committee that roughly 460,000 Arkansans provide unpaid family caregiving and that most caregivers report financial strain; survey respondents favored caregiver tax credits, workplace flexibility, respite care and expanded home/community services.
Ness Nahus, associate state director for advocacy at AARP Arkansas, presented survey findings and policy options to the Children and Youth Committee.
"There are over 460,000 caregivers in Arkansas," Nahus said, summarizing statewide survey results that show many family caregivers shoulder financial burdens and job impacts while…
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