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AARP study finds caregivers spend about $11,500 a year out of pocket
By Mantle News
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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).
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An AARP study reports that caregivers spend about $11,500 a year of their own money looking after aging parents, relatives or friends. CBS News and Business Insider, citing the study, say the average is up about 60% from 2021, when Business Insider reports it was $7,242. The study surveyed more than 2,500 adults who provide care in June and July. AARP says the increase may reflect more or different support, services resuming after the pandemic, or changes to its 2026 questionnaire, and that the two studies are not fully comparable.
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An AARP study finds caregivers spend about $11,500 a year of their own money on care
Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- CBS News, Business Insider
- Center
- MarketWatch
Out-of-pocket caregiver spending is reported to be up about 60% since 2021
One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- CBS News, Business Insider
The study surveyed more than 2,500 adults who provide care to an adult relative or friend, in June and July
One outletBusiness Insider· Left
AARP says the rise may reflect more or different care, services resuming after the pandemic, or questionnaire changes
One outletBusiness Insider· Left
Household expenses such as food and housing make up 42% of caregiving spending, and medical expenses 29%
One outletBusiness Insider· Left
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All sides present report an AARP study finding that caregivers spend about $11,500 a year out of pocket. The left-side coverage stresses a rise of about 60% since 2021 and its effects on income and jobs, while the center piece frames the figure as families’ own money and financial sacrifice.
the left
2 outlets
Headlines stress rising costs and their effects, with CBS News framing the study as soaring costs that take a toll on income and jobs.
Caregivers face soaring costs, taking a toll on income and jobs
CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
1 outlet
The headline is a first-person statement about families spending their own money, stressing personal financial sacrifice rather than the rise since 2021.
We’re spending more than $11,000 a year of our own money caring for our aging parents and loved ones
MarketWatchCenterAll center headlines the right
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- rise in costs since 2021
- effects on income and jobs
- personal caregiver stories
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- Business InsiderLeft
Caregivers spend thousands of dollars of their own money on average, up 60% from 2021's out-of-pocket costs
A new AARP report showed a nearly 60% rise in the amount caregivers spend out of pocket since 2021.
- CBS NewsLeft
Caregivers face soaring costs, taking a toll on income and jobs
Caregivers spend an average of $11,500 per year looking after an aging parent, relative or friend, up roughly 60% since 2021, according to AARP.
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- families’ own money
- financial sacrifice
- long-term impact
Leaves out
- the rise in costs since 2021, which is not in its headline, description or excerpt
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- MarketWatchCenter
We’re spending more than $11,000 a year of our own money caring for our aging parents and loved ones
An AARP study shows the financial sacrifices families make and their long-term impacts.
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0 outletsNo right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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Left
5 hr 50 min later
Its first report, Oct 28, 5:25 PM EDT
Center
First to report
MarketWatch, Oct 28, 11:36 AM EDT
Right
No report yet
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- MarketWatchCenterOct 28, 11:36 AM EDT
- CBS NewsLeftOct 28, 5:25 PM EDT
- Business InsiderLeftOct 29, 5:15 AM EDT
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